LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
40 km S of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 40 km S of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan on 30 Aug 2026, 04:06 UTC. The hypocentre was 112.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 112.8 km
- Latitude
- 36.33°N
- Time
- 04:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
intermediate
71.45°E longitude
30 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
112.8 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep