Significant magnitude 5.3 earthquake 11 km southeast of Charikar, Afghanistan
5.3 quake 25 Jun 3:34 am (GMT +4:30)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Afghanistan near Charikar, Chārīkār, Parwan, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 25 June 2021 at 3:04 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Charikar (pop. 53,700) located 11 km from the epicenter, and Sidqābād (pop. 7,400) 14 km away.
In Jabal Saraj (pop. 15,000) located 21 km from the epicenter, Mīr Bachah Kōṯ (pop. 5,400) 23 km away, Tagāb (pop. 6,400) 38 km away, Kabul (pop. 3,043,500) 45 km away, and Paghmān (pop. 49,200) 46 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Laghman (pop. 17,300) located 93 km from the epicenter, and Jalalabad (pop. 200,300) 124 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 25 Jun 3:34 am (GMT +4:30) local time (24 Jun 2021 23:04 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 34.93°N / 69.24°E (Bagrām, Parwan, Afghanistan)
Primary data source: GFZ
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