Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.2 earthquake 31 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan at Aug 31, 2025, 19:29 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 32 km (20 mi) NE of Jalalabad.

Details

Magnitude	4.2 mb
Time	Aug 31, 2025, 19:29 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.603, 70.723
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.4	25 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	13 km / 8 mi	depth 49 km	Aug 31, 22:01 UTC
4.4	11 km E of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	25 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 25, 01:18 UTC
4.2	28 km S of Tagāb, Afghanistan	97 km / 60 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 21, 21:54 UTC
4.5	42 km NE of Tagāb, Afghanistan	87 km / 54 mi	depth 93 km	Mar 21, 02:01 UTC
4.4	11 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	21 km / 13 mi	depth 10 km	Feb 1, 19:36 UTC
4.3	39 km WNW of Asadābād, Afghanistan	45 km / 28 mi	depth 88 km	Jan 9, 10:35 UTC
4.4	34 km WSW of Asadābād, Afghanistan	23 km / 14 mi	depth 78 km	Jan 6, 13:35 UTC
4.1	9 km ESE of Bāsawul, Afghanistan	48 km / 30 mi	depth 10 km	Jan 1, 10:16 UTC
4.3	31 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	14 km / 9 mi	depth 65 km	Dec 9, 07:47 UTC
4.1	37 km WSW of Pārūn, Afghanistan	78 km / 49 mi	depth 107 km	Dec 8, 09:41 UTC
4.2	27 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	4 km / 3 mi	depth 10 km	Nov 5, 22:10 UTC
4.7	10 km N of Bāsawul, Afghanistan	31 km / 20 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 23:53 UTC
4.3	32 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	2 km / 2 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 8, 03:18 UTC
4.4	16 km N of Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn, Afghanistan	37 km / 23 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 27, 22:46 UTC
4.9	28 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	7 km / 4 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 23, 10:50 UTC
4.4	19 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	13 km / 8 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 17, 02:46 UTC
4.1	33 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	7 km / 5 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 7, 12:32 UTC
4.5	31 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	13 km / 8 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 7, 00:01 UTC
5.2	25 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	7 km / 4 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 5, 17:25 UTC
4.3	32 km WSW of Asadābād, Afghanistan	17 km / 10 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 5, 07:52 UTC
4.5	38 km WSW of Asadābād, Afghanistan	12 km / 8 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 5, 05:37 UTC
4.8	38 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	15 km / 9 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 5, 02:16 UTC
4.7	34 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	8 km / 5 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 5, 01:32 UTC
5.3	31 km WSW of Asadābād, Afghanistan	25 km / 16 mi	depth 9 km	Sep 5, 01:30 UTC
4.1	16 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan	19 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 5, 00:36 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.