Overall Red Earthquake alert in Afghanistan on 02 Nov 2025 20:29 UTC

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M 6.3 in Afghanistan on 02 Nov 2025 20:29 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.3M
Depth:	28 Km
Lat/Lon:	36.5894 , 67.4843
Event Date:	02 Nov 2025 20:29 UTC 03 Nov 2025 00:59 Local
Exposed Population:	70 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000rl31
Inserted at:	02 Nov 2025 21:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	7.5 (Afghanistan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	3		3
us6000rl31	Scaled population (raster)	3.7
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.29
	Score no CC	2370

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1669783		2.6	02 Nov 2025 20:28	6.3M, 10km	7.66	5 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:15	NEIC
1669785		3	02 Nov 2025 20:29	6.3M, 28km	7.23	70 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:32	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Afghanistan ,of Faryab (population 780,741) . The alertlevel for this event is RED

Intensity	Population
	74000 people
	1.3 million people
	2.6 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	2.6	1669783	67.413/36.479	6.3	10	7.857	02 Nov 2025 20:50	00:21	(new episode)
2	2.6	1669783	67.413/36.479	6.3	10	7.886	02 Nov 2025 20:55	00:26	(upd of #1)
3	2.9	1669785	67.484/36.589	6.3	28	7.238	02 Nov 2025 21:08	00:39	(new episode)
4	3	1669785	67.484/36.589	6.3	28	7.269	02 Nov 2025 22:50	02:21	(upd of #3)
5	3	1669785	67.484/36.589	6.3	28	7.269	04 Nov 2025 14:02	1d 17:33	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Samangan	Afghanistan	78000 people
Balkh	Afghanistan	3800 people
Samangan	Afghanistan	200000 people
Balkh	Afghanistan	1.1 million people
Kurgan Tyube	Tajikistan	2400 people
Konduz	Afghanistan	<1000 people
Surkhandar'ya	Uzbekistan	no people
Samangan	Afghanistan	280000 people
Balkh	Afghanistan	630000 people
Kurgan Tyube	Tajikistan	240000 people
Konduz	Afghanistan	190000 people
Surkhandar'ya	Uzbekistan	950000 people
Baghlan	Afghanistan	31000 people
Jowzjan	Afghanistan	290000 people
Chardzhou	Turkmenistan	<1000 people
Samangan	Afghanistan	6900 people
Balkh	Afghanistan	1300 people
Kurgan Tyube	Tajikistan	26000 people
Konduz	Afghanistan	<1000 people
Surkhandar'ya	Uzbekistan	1400 people
Baghlan	Afghanistan	53000 people
Jowzjan	Afghanistan	35000 people
Chardzhou	Turkmenistan	7000 people
Bamian	Afghanistan	<1000 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	no people
Kashkadar'ya	Uzbekistan	no people
Faryab	Afghanistan	39000 people
Parvan	Afghanistan	4800 people
Ghowr	Afghanistan	no people
Faryab	Afghanistan	no people
Ghowr	Afghanistan	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pir Nakhchir	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	19 km
Kholm	Balkh	Afghanistan	City	64000 people	22 km
Gur-e Mar	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Malmul	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	16 km
Mirdshi	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Jan Bulaq	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	26 km
Mazar-e Sharif	Balkh	Afghanistan	City	240000 people	36 km
Qara Aghach	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	38 km
Balkh	Balkh	Afghanistan	City	66000 people	55 km
Kheyrabad	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Char Sang	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Diwali	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Aiwanj	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	65 km
Dalan Pass	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Larghan	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	55 km
Samagan	Samangan	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Pai Tawa	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	61 km
Boyni Qara	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Aybak	Samangan	Afghanistan	Village	8500 people	62 km
Kheshendeh-Ye Bala	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
Zadian	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Heyratan	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Bagh-e Cheh	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	71 km
Bahariab	Samangan	Afghanistan	Village	-	71 km
Termez	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	City	-	73 km
Lyublikar	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	73 km
Daulatabad	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	74 km
Kala Sarkari	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	78 km
Qarchi Gak	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	8800 people	80 km
Ghishai	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	82 km
Asmadabad	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	84 km
Qowl Taq	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	85 km
Farukabad	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	86 km
Pashmi Qaleh	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	City	-	86 km
Kaffar-Khana	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	87 km
Taghan Aregh	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	89 km
Teshik-Tash	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	89 km
Kazan	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	91 km
Feyzabab	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	92 km
Nechkah	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	92 km
Shaarfuz	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	93 km
Yangi-Yul'	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	94 km
Shaartuz	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	13000 people	95 km
Bargah	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	95 km
Gilyambor	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	95 km
Abta-Abad	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	97 km
Karabizan	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	97 km
Mordian-i-Bala	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	97 km
Shur-Ob	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	98 km
Kayran	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	99 km
Dzharkugan	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	102 km
Urdaly	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	102 km
Aranji	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	104 km
Kokal Dash	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	105 km
Angor	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	107 km
Taskent	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	108 km
Komsomolabad	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	109 km
Goran	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	109 km
Chorbog	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	4200 people	111 km
Faruk Qala	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	112 km
Aq Saray	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	112 km
Sovetabad	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	112 km
Takiya	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	113 km
Dali	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	113 km
Casma-i-Ser	Samangan	Afghanistan	Village	-	115 km
Khan Aregh	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	115 km
Konduz	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	119 km
Yangiyul'	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	122 km
Chalk-e Yuldash	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	122 km
Islam Tawarabaf	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	123 km
Shir Khan	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	124 km
Aqcheh	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	City	-	124 km
Charshanga	Jowzjan	Afghanistan	Village	-	142 km
Kashka	Samangan	Afghanistan	Village	-	105 km
Tartki	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	2300 people	124 km
Daka	Baghlan	Afghanistan	Village	-	143 km
Beghola	Sar-e Pol	Afghanistan	Village	-	167 km
Deh-e Sorkh	Faryab	Afghanistan	Village	-	177 km
Khaval	Faryab	Afghanistan	Village	-	183 km
Chiras	Sar-e Pol	Afghanistan	Village	20000 people	188 km
Shuralest	Sar-e Pol	Afghanistan	Village	-	199 km
Gazak	Sar-e Pol	Afghanistan	Village	-	212 km
Andkhvoy	Faryab	Afghanistan	City	35000 people	215 km
Darreh Zang	Faryab	Afghanistan	Village	-	225 km
Kizyl-Ayak	Lebap	Turkmenistan	Village	-	226 km
Darae Sakh	Faryab	Afghanistan	Village	-	230 km
Alunji	Faryab	Afghanistan	Village	-	234 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Mazar I Sharif	MZR	391	Civ.	Paved	No	10400	28 km
Termez East		305				0	76 km
Termez	TMJ	305	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	79 km
Khoshadi East		396				0	81 km
Gilyambor		320				0	94 km
Shurob East		290				0	96 km
Dzharkurgan East		305				0	102 km
Besh Timuch		366				0	103 km
Tashkent-Angor		302				0	104 km
Beshkutan		311				0	110 km
Kakaydy		352				0	115 km

More information

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