November 2, 2025 Earthquake: Northern, Afghanistan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Northern, Afghanistan on November 2, 2025 at 20:29:02 UTC, 28 km below the surface. It killed 26 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
- November 2, 2025
- Time
- 20:29:02 UTC
- Place
- Northern, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 28 km (17 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.589° N, 67.484° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 1,172
- Damage
- $10 million
- Houses destroyed
- 874
- Houses damaged
- 2,153
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.
Reference #14204:
Humanitarian assessments completed so far confirm that 26 people have been killed and 1,172 injured across northern Afghanistan. Baghlan reported 14 injuries; Balkh, 12 deaths and 635 injuries; Jawzjan, 3 injuries; Kunduz, 83 injuries; Samangan, 13 deaths and 421 injuries; and Sar-e-Pul, 1 death and 16 injuries. In total, 3,027 families have been affected, with 874 homes destroyed and 2,153 damaged
Reference #14257:
10 million USD in economic loss
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 10, 1954, Northern, Afghanistan
- March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 16, 1982, Northeastern, Afghanistan
- May 1, 1994, Tashiak, Termiz, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- June 9, 1956, Kabul, Afghanistan
- June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- March 19, 1976, Shamagan Province, Hindu-Kush, Afghanistan
- April 18, 2010, Samangan Province, Afghanistan
- July 29, 2006, Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan
- January 1, 1911, Kabul, Afghanistan
- 50, Aikhanum, Afghanistan
- May 15, 818, Balkha, Hindu-Kush, Kazahkstan, Afghanistan, India
- April 18, 1991, Badakhstan Province, Afghanistan
- November 28, 2018, Baghlan, 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 10941.