Earthquakes in Afghanistan — August 2025

13 earthquakes were recorded in Afghanistan during August 2025, an average of 0.4 per day.

13 reached magnitude 4 or above and 6 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 83 km.

The month's largest event in Afghanistan was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Jalālābād, Afghanistan on 31 August 2025 at 19:17 UTC. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake radiates roughly 15,080 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Afghanistan monthly average of 9 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 7 recorded the previous month.

46% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 54% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

By band, the catalogue holds 7 in the magnitude 4 range, 5 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 31 August, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.0 near Jalālābād, Afghanistan on 31 August at 8 km; M5.2 near Jalālābād, Afghanistan on 31 August at 10 km; M5.2 near Jalālābād, Afghanistan on 31 August at 8 km.

That is 49% above the 9 events Afghanistan averages per month across the 21 months on record.