Afghanistan lies near the meeting point of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates and has mountainous terrain that increases vulnerability to earthquakes. A magnitude 6 quake on August 31, 2025 struck Kunar and Nangarhar, killing hundreds and destroying villages while rescue operations continued. In October 2023 three strong quakes in Herat (6.3, 6.3 and 6.4) caused at least 2,445 deaths. Additional deadly quakes occurred in March 2023 in Badakhshan and in 2022 in Kunar, Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, producing multiple fatalities and injuries across eastern and western regions.
August 31, 2025 A magnitude 6 earthquake hit the country's eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar around midnight on Sunday (19:30 GMT on Sunday). At least 600 people were killed in Kunar and 12 in Nangarhar, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Mufti Abdul Mateen. Rescue operations are still under way as the earthquake destroyed several villages, said Sharafat Zaman, a spokesman for the Health Ministry.
October, 2023 Three earthquakes rocked Herat province in October 2023, in one of the country's deadliest natural disasters in years. On October 7, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan's Herat province. Three days later, on October 11, another magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the province, and on October 15, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded. According to the British Red Cross Society, at least 2,445 people were killed in these earthquakes.
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