A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Yangī Qal‘ah in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 69.7139° East, 37.3547° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/10/25 / 2025-10-29 14:04:38 / October 29, 2025 @ 2:04 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:04:38 / 2:04 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000rk5t. Event ids that are associated: us6000rk5t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kolkhozobod, Dŭstí, Khanabad (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Kŭlob (c. 78 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Qarāwul (c. 24 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Danghara (c. 22 800 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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