M 5.8 in Afghanistan on 03 Apr 2026 16:12 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1533026
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 186.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5479 , 70.852
Event Date: 03 Apr 2026 16:12 UTC
03 Apr 2026 20:42 Local
Exposed Population: 12.7 million in MMI III
Inserted at: 03 Apr 2026 16:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
7.5 (Afghanistan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000smda Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, At Least 8 Kil.. 4/3/2026 7:35:00 PM.

Kabul: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.
8 killed in central Afghanistan as strong earthquake shakes region, in.. 4/3/2026 7:31:00 PM.

ISTANBUL At least eight people in central Afghanistan were killed when a powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region on Friday, shaking different parts of Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The eight people were killed
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Devastating Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan 4/3/2026 7:28:00 PM.

A significant earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 shook northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, causing fatalities and destruction in Afghanistan, particularly near Kabul. The region, prone to seismic activity, experienced wid
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Sisma di magnitudo 5.8 tra Afghanistan e Pakistan: almeno otto morti 4/3/2026 7:22:00 PM.

Una scossa di magnitudo 5.8 ha colpito parti del nord-est dell'' Afghanistan e del Pakistan occidentale. Secondo il portavoce del governatore di Kabul, almeno otto persone sono morte . Il sisma ha avuto come epicentro la catena montuosa del
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),