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Historic Earthquake
August 2025 Afghanistan Earthquake
31 August 2025 · Kunar, Nangarhar · Afghanistan
On 31 August 2025 at 19:17 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Kunar, Nangarhar), at a depth of 8 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 124 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2,205 people and injured 3,640. 6,782 homes were destroyed. It is the 95th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 31 August 2025
- Time
- 19:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 8 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,205
- Injuries
- 3,640
- Homes Destroyed
- 6,782
- Estimated Damage
- 180 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20152015 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.5399 deaths
- 20052005 Kashmir Earthquake · M 7.676,213 deaths
- 2002Hindu Kush, Samanghan · M 7.4166 deaths
- 1949Hindu-Kush, West Punjab · M 7.5
- 1922Hindu Kush · M 7.5
- 1921Hindu Kush · M 7.8
- 1911Hindu Kush · M 7.6
- 1909Hindu-Kush · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth