Earthquakes by city Afghanistan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Balkh today

Balkh, Afghanistan: 59 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

114,883

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.1

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Kabul

Coordinates 36.756, 66.897

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-12 22:12 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.1

Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan

1906-10-24 14:43 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Balkh today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Balkh.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Balkh.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Balkh reached magnitude 7.1 on 1906-10-24 14:43 UTC, near Mazari Sharif.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Balkh today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Balkh.

When was the last earthquake near Balkh?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-12 22:12 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Balkh?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Balkh reached magnitude 7.1 on 1906-10-24 14:43 UTC, near Mazari Sharif.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Balkh

The map centers on Balkh and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.8

Average depth

25.1 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 4 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-02-12 22:12	M 4.5	Mazari Sharif Afghanistan	10.0 km
2025-11-02 20:29	M 6.2	Mazari Sharif Afghanistan	28.0 km
2025-10-01 17:51	M 4.3	Gowurdak Turkmenistan	10.0 km
2025-06-06 19:35	M 4.3	Khulm Afghanistan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-10 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1906 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 1911 M 6.8 max · 2 earthquakes 2025 M 6.2 max · 4 earthquakes 1994 M 6.1 max · 4 earthquakes 1958 M 5.7 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.5	1
2025	M 6.2	4
2024	M 4.8	2
2023	M 4.5	2
2022	M 4.9	3
2021	M 5.1	2
2020	M 4.3	1
2019	M 4.7	1
2018	M 4.9	2
2014	M 5.4	4
2008	M 4.0	1
2006	M 4.7	4
2004	M 4.3	1
2003	M 4.5	1
2001	M 5.1	2
2000	M 4.5	2
1999	M 4.7	1
1998	M 4.2	1
1996	M 4.0	1
1994	M 6.1	4
1993	M 4.1	1
1989	M 4.5	1
1986	M 4.7	2
1985	M 4.1	1
1978	M 4.4	1
1977	M 4.9	1
1976	M 5.6	4
1974	M 4.4	1
1970	M 5.4	1
1965	M 5.2	1
1958	M 5.7	1
1939	M 5.6	1
1911	M 6.8	2
1906	M 7.1	1