Afghanistan: Earthquake: 2025/08/31
GLIDE: EQ-2025-000153-AFG
| Period | 2025/08/31 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Afghanistan |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck mountainous eastern region of Afghanistan at 23:47 local time on Sunday, 31 August 2025. Due to the earthquake, hundreds were feared dead and injured. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
UNOCHA 2025/09/02
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with the de facto authorities (DfA) now reporting just over 1,400 people killed, a further 3,100 injured and up to 5,400 homes destroyed.
UNOCHA 2025/09/01
Preliminary reports indicate that at least 800 people have been killed across four provinces - Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan - with a further estimated 2,000 people injured.
ARCS, IFRC 2025/09/01
Initial reports indicate more than 550 fatalities with over 1,000 people sustaining injuries due to the earthquake.
Reuters 2025/09/01
Afghanistan earthquake kills 622 with more than 1,500 injured
Geographycal Data
International Charter 2025/09/01
Earthquake in Afghanistan
USGS 2025/08/31
M 6.0 - 27 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan, 2025-08-31 19:17:34 (UTC), 8.0 km depth