July 18, 2022 Earthquake: Hawst, Paktiya, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Hawst, Paktiya, Afghanistan on July 18, 2022 at 12:22:44 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 18, 2022
- Time
- 12:22:44 UTC
- Place
- Hawst, Paktiya, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.061° N, 69.486° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Injuries
- 44
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 600
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 44 people injured and 600 homes destroyed at Sperah, Khost and at Ster Giyan, Paktika. Khowst, Afghanistan - CDI: 5; Gardayz, Afghanistan - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 21, 2022, Paktika Province, Pakistan, Afghanistan
- February 19, 1842, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- February 11, 1999, Lowgar, Vardak, Kabul, Afghanistan
- April 16, 2009, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- April 24, 2013, Kama, Afghanistan
- May 20, 1992, Peshawar, Kohat, Shakkar Khel, Pakistan
- July 18, 2004, Paktia Province, Afghanistan
- February 1, 1984, Khorog, Jalalabad, Pakistan, Afghanistan
- July 6, 1505, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10975.