A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jalālābād in Afghanistan on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 70.6691° East, 34.6919° North, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qtxh. Unique identifier: us7000qtxh. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/09/25 / 2025-09-04 21:46:40 / September 4, 2025 @ 9:46 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:46:40 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tangi, Shabqadar, Tagāb (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 36 km (22 miles) from Jalālābād (c. 200 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Shabqadar (c. 66 500 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Asadābād (c. 48 400 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Tangi (c. 29 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Mehtar Lām (c. 17 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Āsmār (c. 15 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn (c. 15 100 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 35 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan.

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