Earthquakes in Afghanistan — October 2025

18 earthquakes were recorded in Afghanistan during October 2025, an average of 0.6 per day.

18 reached magnitude 4 or above and 3 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 82 km.

The month's largest event in Afghanistan was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Khandūd, Afghanistan on 17 October 2025 at 12:15 UTC. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake radiates roughly 2,682 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 down from the 25 recorded the previous month.

56% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 44% 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 15 in the magnitude 4 range, 3 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 19 October, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.5 near Khandūd, Afghanistan on 17 October at 10 km; M5.1 near Ashkāsham, Afghanistan on 21 October at 244 km; M5.1 near Yangī Qal‘ah, Afghanistan on 07 October at 10 km.

That is 107% above the 9 events Afghanistan averages per month across the 21 months on record.