LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
11 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 11 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan on 22 Oct 2026, 10:07 UTC. The hypocentre was 174.5 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 174.5 km
- Latitude
- 36.68°N
- Time
- 10:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
intermediate
71.40°E longitude
22 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.6
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.
174.5 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
8 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
22 Oct 2026, 10:57 UTC · 120 km deep
22 Oct 2026, 08:34 UTC · 61.1 km deep
22 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC · 99.2 km deep
22 Oct 2026, 05:23 UTC · 57.3 km deep