Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan

A almighty 6.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken bluish Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were nary contiguous reports of damage.

The quake's epicentre was located 22 km west-southwest of Khulm, Afghanistan, and had a extent of 28 km. It struck astatine 12:59 americium connected Monday (November 3, 2025) section time, the USGS said.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake connected Aug 31, 2025 successful eastbound Afghanistan adjacent the Pakistan borderline killed much than 2,200 people. On Oct 7, 2023, a magnitude 6.3 followed by beardown aftershocks near astatine slightest 4,000 radical dead, according to the Taliban government.