A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Farkhār in Afghanistan on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/10/25 / 2025-10-19 22:50:45 / October 19, 2025 @ 10:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:50:45 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 126.887 km (79 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 69.5036 East, latitude 36.3116 North, depth = 126.887 km. Id of earthquake: us6000ri7p. Event ids that are associated: us6000ri7p.

Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Pul-e Khumrī (c. 56 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Nahrīn (c. 22 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ārt Khwājah, Pul-e Khumrī, Baghlān (min 5000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 43 km SW of Farkhār, Afghanistan.

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