Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – Nangarhar, 55 km southwest of Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 11:47 pm (GMT +4:30) –
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World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 31 August 2025
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 31 Aug 2025. Total seismic energy estimate: 1.3 x 1014 joules (36.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 31687 tons of TNT or 2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.2 learn more. No quakes of magnitudeor higher in the world (past 24 hours) Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 11:47 pm (GMT +4:30) – Monday, Sep 1, 1925, at 07:33 am (Kamchatka time) – Saturday, Aug 30, 2525, at 10:59pm (GMT -5) – Sunday, August 31, 2515, at 06:16 pm (Port Moresby time)
Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 21:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 31 Aug 2025
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.3 x 1014 joules (36.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 31687 tons of TNT or 2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.2 learn more 1.3 x 10joules (36.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 31687 tons of TNT or 2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent toof magnitude
10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)
Earthquakes reported felt
#6: Mag 4.9 46 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea – 3 reports
#7: Mag 4.5 41 km east of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan – 3 reports
#12: Mag 4.5 30 km south of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia – 2 reports
Earthquake stats
Number of quakes and energy released over time
Number of quakes and energy released over magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released over time
Magnitude+: 1 earthquakeMagnitude+: 3 earthquakesMagnitude+: 47 earthquakesMagnitude+: 124 earthquakesMagnitude+: 316 earthquakesNo quakes of magnitudeor higherSunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 11:47 pm (GMT +4:30) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 02:24 pm (GMT -2) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 02:50 am (GMT -1) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 08:03 am (GMT +9) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 09:58 pm (GMT +11) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 06:16 pm (Port Moresby time) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 03:49 pm (Manila time) -Monday, Sep 1, 2025, at 07:33 am (Kamchatka time) -Monday, Sep 1, 2025, at 04:10 am (GMT +11) -Saturday, Aug 30, 2025, at 10:59 pm (GMT -5) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 05:42 am (Santiago time) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 11:47 pm (GMT +4:30) -Saturday, Aug 30, 2025, at 06:18 pm (GMT -5) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 03:49 pm (Manila time) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 04:10 pm (GMT +2) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 06:16 pm (Port Moresby time) -Monday, Sep 1, 2025, at 12:08 am (GMT +4:30) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 10:24 pm (Istanbul time) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 05:05 am (GMT -7) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 04:36 pm (GMT +2) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 01:57 pm (GMT +8) -Saturday, Aug 30, 2025, at 04:50 pm (Bogota time) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 08:14 am (GMT +7) -Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 01:22 am (GMT -5) –
41 km East of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on Monday, Sep 1, 2025, at 12:08 am (GMT +4:30)
The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Jalalabad , a city with more than 270,000 inhabitants in Afghanistan. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.
The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Jalalabad , a city with more than 270,000 inhabitants in Afghanistan , in 41 km (25 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced
weak shaking
there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Afghanistan , Kabul, 158 km (98 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as
very weak shaking
The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.