M5.2 earthquake 59 km SW of Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 59 km SW of Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan at 22:14 local time (17:44 UTC) on 25 Oct 2026, at a depth of 110 km, according to USGS and GFZ.
Reported by 2 agencies
Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-25 17:57 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 5.2moderate
moment magnitude (W phase) (mww) - Depth
- 110 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-25 17:44:23 UTC
- Local: 25 Oct 2026, 22:14:23 (Asia/Kabul)
- Epicentre
- 36.274° N, 71.103° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| AshkāshamBadakhshan, Afghanistan · pop. 12,120 | 59 km | IIIWeak |
| IshqoshimGorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan · pop. 26,000 | 67 km | IIIWeak |
| JurmBadakhshan, Afghanistan · pop. 23,064 | 70 km | IIIWeak |
| ChitralKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan · pop. 57,157 | 78 km | IIIWeak |
| BahārakBadakhshan, Afghanistan · pop. 32,551 | 83 km | IIIWeak |
| MingoraKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan · pop. 361,112 | 201 km | IIWeak |
| JalālābādNangarhar, Afghanistan · pop. 271,900 | 213 km | IIWeak |
| MardanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan · pop. 300,424 | 246 km | IIWeak |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 114 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
How big was it?
Felt by most people over a wide area. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.
It released roughly the energy of 951 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 110 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M5.2 releases about 32× the energy of M4.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 951 t of TNT vs 30 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M4.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
3 later earthquakes within 50 km; the largest was M4.4 16 days ago. 1 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M5.2
3 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 46.21 | 4.4 | 124 |
| 66.82 | 4.2 | 214 |
| 241.17 | 4.2 | 199 |
Did you feel it?
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Event id gfz2026uxzn. First recorded here 25 Oct 2026, 17:54:22 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026uxzn); USGS (usgs:us6000u4va). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.2 earthquake 59 km SW of Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026uxzn-m5-2-earthquake-59-km-sw-of-ashkasham-badakhshan-afghanistan, data from USGS, GFZ.
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