September 4, 2022 Earthquake: Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Afghanistan on September 4, 2022 at 21:57:35 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 8 people.
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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
- September 4, 2022
- Time
- 21:57:35 UTC
- Place
- Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.664° N, 70.712° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 42
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Houses damaged
- 15
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.
Two earthquakes of 5.1 M and 4.6 M occurred respectively in the neighbouring Provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar (north-eastern Afghanistan) on 4 September at 21.57 UTC and on 5 September at 11.57 UTC resulting in casualties and damage. The epicentres were 34 km (the 5.1 M) and 23 km (the 4.6 M) north-east of Jalalabad City (Nangarhar Province). According to media reports, at least eight people have died and the seismic events were felt in the Provinces of Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar, and in the capital Kabul. (reference #13309)
At least 8 people killed, 9 injured and dozens of homes destroyed in Kunar; 31 people injured in Nangarhar; 2 people injured and 15 homes damaged in Laghman. Asad Abad, Kunarha, Afghanistan - CDI: 7; Jalal Abad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan - CDI: 5; Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan - CDI: 5; Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan - CDI: 4; Mardan, North-West Frontier, Pakistan - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 31, 2025, Kunar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, Afghanistan
- February 19, 1842, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- February 11, 1999, Lowgar, Vardak, Kabul, Afghanistan
- July 13, 1990, Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 30, 1983, Kabul, Samangan, Pakistan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- April 16, 2009, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- April 24, 2013, Kama, Afghanistan
- March 19, 1997, Bajaur, Chitral, Pakistan
- October 25, 1990, Chitral, Mardan, Malakand, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- June 24, 1972, Sarsangi, Narin Counties, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- May 20, 1992, Peshawar, Kohat, Shakkar Khel, Pakistan
- July 29, 1985, Chitral, Swat, Hindu Kush, 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 10641.