Earthquake details

Saturday, April 18, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 02:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 58.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.787 and latitude 36.620.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 198.8 km
Coordinates 36.620, 70.787
UTC time 2026-04-18 02:54:20.073
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2026-04-18

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 03:16 UTC
12.1 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-15 04:00 UTC
54.6 km
M 4.4
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-12 23:54 UTC
8.0 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-08 00:05 UTC
24.0 km
M 5.8
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-03 16:12 UTC
9.9 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-03-31 13:20 UTC
23.7 km
M 4.1
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-03-29 12:51 UTC
60.1 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-03-25 08:16 UTC
3.8 km

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