Earthquakes in Afghanistan — September 2025

21 earthquakes were recorded in Afghanistan during September 2025, an average of 0.7 per day.

21 reached magnitude 4 or above and 4 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 37 km.

The month's largest event in Afghanistan was a magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Asadābād, Afghanistan on 04 September 2025 at 16:56 UTC. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake radiates roughly 3,788 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 13 recorded the previous month.

86% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 14% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 17 in the magnitude 4 range, 4 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 04 September, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.6 near Asadābād, Afghanistan on 04 September at 10 km; M5.2 near Jalālābād, Afghanistan on 02 September at 10 km; M5.2 near Asadābād, Afghanistan on 05 September at 10 km.

That is 141% above the 9 events Afghanistan averages per month across the 21 months on record.