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🌍 Earthquake
📍 Struck on Aug 16, 2026
Earthquake in Afghanistan
Earthquake in Afghanistan · Afghanistan · Asia region
lat/lon 34.719000, 70.790900
detected 2026-08-16T02:15:07Z
updated 2026-08-28T06:15:09Z
Earthquake alert level Red in Afghanistan. Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:10km Source: GDACS (Global Disaster Awareness and Coordination System).
Key facts
- Category
- 🌍 Earthquake
- Alert level
- Red
- Magnitude
- M5.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Severity
- Critical
- Confidence
- Very high
- Sources
- 1
- Location
- Exact coordinates (GDACS)
Assessment by GDACS (UN / European Commission). Full GDACS report ↗
On the map
32 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event.
If you're in the area
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