Afghanistan: Earthquake: 2025/08/31

Period	2025/08/31
Country or District	Afghanistan
Event Type	Earthquake
Outline	6.0 magnitude earthquake struck mountainous eastern region of Afghanistan at 23:47 local time on Sunday, 31 August 2025. Due to the earthquake, hundreds were feared dead and injured.

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UNOCHA 2025/09/07
The human casualty toll has been high, with 1,475 people confirmed killed (400 women, 329 men, 398 girls and 348 boys), and a further 2,381 injured (1,319 females and 1,062 males). Numbers are expected to continue to rise as assessments continue across four further villages. Overall, the de facto authorities (DfA) are reporting 2,205 people killed, a further 3,640 people injured, and 6,700 homes destroyed and 84,000 people affected.

ECHO 2025/09/05
A new strong earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in the Kunar province, north-eastern Afghanistan on 4 September at 16:56 UTC (21:26 local time). Regarding the main event of 31 August, UN OCHA reports, as of 5 September, 2,205 fatalities, 3,604 injured people, and approximately 6,700 destroyed houses.

UNOCHA 2025/09/02
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with the de facto authorities (DfA) now reporting just over 1,400 people killed, a further 3,100 injured and up to 5,400 homes destroyed.

UNOCHA 2025/09/01
Preliminary reports indicate that at least 800 people have been killed across four provinces - Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan - with a further estimated 2,000 people injured.

ARCS, IFRC 2025/09/01
Initial reports indicate more than 550 fatalities with over 1,000 people sustaining injuries due to the earthquake.

Reuters 2025/09/01
Afghanistan earthquake kills 622 with more than 1,500 injured

Geographycal Data

International Charter 2025/09/01
Earthquake in Afghanistan

USGS 2025/08/31
M 6.0 - 27 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan, 2025-08-31 19:17:34 (UTC), 8.0 km depth