A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000riia. Id of event: us6000riia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:14:49 / 6:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 71.1525° East, latitude 36.6271° North, depth = 243.95 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 18:14:49 / October 21, 2025 @ 6:14 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 243.95 km (152 miles).

Epicenter of the event was 75 km (46 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 35 km (21 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khorugh, Fayzabad, Ishqoshim.

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 34 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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