Max magnitude
7.8
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
5589 events tracked
Afghanistan seismic overview
Afghanistan earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Afghanistan, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.5
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
134.7 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Afghanistan earthquakes today
25 recent events
4.4
Moderate
2026-08-22 22:14:43 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
175.8 km
5.3
195.9 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-07-25 16:56:10 UTC
Khanabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Khanabad
126.3 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-21 23:44:45 UTC
Bāzārak, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Bāzārak
121.9 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-07-21 10:18:11 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
209.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-19 22:58:43 UTC
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Jalalabad
104.8 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-07-17 19:20:16 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
211.3 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-07-14 03:22:25 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
211.6 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-03 03:00:48 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
93.1 km
5.5
205.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-06-29 11:33:12 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
198.4 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-06-28 21:31:36 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
146.9 km
6.1
199.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-06-24 17:53:18 UTC
Taloqan, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Taloqan
10.0 km
5.1
218.7 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-06-21 08:28:58 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
125.8 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-06-19 02:01:31 UTC
Kabul, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Kabul
115.2 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-14 17:54:10 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
222.1 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-06-06 21:24:39 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
220.8 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-06-03 00:56:56 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
229.4 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-06-02 04:02:46 UTC
Taloqan, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Taloqan
212.7 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-05-30 17:40:41 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
134.2 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-05-30 04:57:37 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
204.2 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-05-27 04:37:26 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
226.8 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-05-23 18:08:17 UTC
Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Earthquake near Fayzabad
230.1 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Afghanistan
All period
Activity rhythm
Afghanistan earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Afghanistan
Fayzabad
Population 44,421
4060 earthquakes
Kunduz
Population 161,902
250 earthquakes
Baghlan
Population 108,449
250 earthquakes
Khanabad
Population 71,531
250 earthquakes
Bāzārak
Population 65,000
250 earthquakes
Taloqan
Population 64,256
250 earthquakes
Pul-e Khumrī
Population 56,369
250 earthquakes
Aībak
Population 47,823
250 earthquakes
Jalalabad
Population 271,900
187 earthquakes
Asadābād
Population 48,400
181 earthquakes
Live geography
Afghanistan earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Afghanistan.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
August 2026
2 earthquakes
July 2026
8 earthquakes
June 2026
11 earthquakes
May 2026
4 earthquakes
April 2026
6 earthquakes
March 2026
13 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
90 years
| 1921 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 1909 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 206 |
| 1949 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1965 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 130 |
| 1985 | 7.4 | 124 |
| 1983 | 7.4 | 72 |
| 1956 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 1902 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1906 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1908 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6.9 | 75 |
| 1907 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1911 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1912 | 6.8 | 3 |
| 1962 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 188 |
| 2009 | 6.6 | 46 |
| 2004 | 6.6 | 103 |
| 1998 | 6.6 | 98 |
| 1982 | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1966 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1964 | 6.6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 215 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 125 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 91 |
| 1997 | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1974 | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1948 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6.4 | 161 |
| 1990 | 6.4 | 90 |
| 1984 | 6.4 | 99 |
| 2010 | 6.3 | 68 |
| 2000 | 6.3 | 85 |
| 1995 | 6.3 | 89 |
| 1994 | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1988 | 6.3 | 78 |
| 1981 | 6.3 | 36 |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 167 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 144 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 198 |
| 2001 | 6.2 | 102 |
| 1987 | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1972 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 1969 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6.1 | 69 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 146 |
| 1979 | 6.1 | 66 |
| 1976 | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1957 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1936 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1958 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 160 |
| 2008 | 6.0 | 186 |
| 1934 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5.9 | 81 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 85 |
| 1996 | 5.9 | 68 |
| 1986 | 5.9 | 99 |
| 1978 | 5.9 | 61 |
| 1940 | 5.8 | 3 |
| 1933 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 1935 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 1915 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1959 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 1926 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 102 |
| 1960 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1954 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1939 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5.6 | 147 |
| 2006 | 5.6 | 119 |
| 1992 | 5.6 | 60 |
| 1931 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 141 |
| 2013 | 5.5 | 143 |
| 1977 | 5.5 | 72 |
| 1973 | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1963 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1980 | 5.4 | 44 |
| 1970 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5.3 | 41 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 153 |
| 1967 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 152 |
| 1989 | 4.9 | 68 |