Afghanistan: Earthquake - Nov 2025

An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude at a depth of 28 km occurred in northern Afghanistan, near the Uzbekistan border, on 2 November at 20:29 (UTC) (3 November 00:59 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 22 km west-south-west of Khulm town in Samangan province, and 30 km east-south-east of Mazar-i-Sharif city in Balkh province. USGS PAGER reports that up to 110,000 people were exposed to very strong shaking and 1.53 million to strong shaking. According to media, as of 3 November, at least 20 fatalities have been reported, and 320 people are injured across Samangan and Balkh provinces, even though casualties are expected to increase. Buildings collapsed and several infrastructures have been damaged, including the historic Blue Mosque. Search and rescue operations are going on. (ECHO, 3 Nov 2025)

After the strong earthquake of 6.3 M at a depth of 28 km occurred in northern Afghanistan, near the Uzbekistan and Tajikistan border, on 2 November at 20:29 UTC (3 November at 00:59 local time), the number of casualties has increased. As of 4 November, UN OCHA reports 20 fatalities, of whom 11 in Samangan and 9 in Balkh province, and 945 injured people, of whom 616 across Balkh province and 329 in Samangan. More than 90 destroyed houses - approximately 50 in the Samangan province and 40 more in the Balkh province - were reported by UN OCHA. (ECHO, 4 Nov 2025)

Humanitarian assessments completed so far confirm that 26 people have been killed and 1,172 injured across northern Afghanistan. Baghlan reported 14 injuries; Balkh, 12 deaths and 635 injuries; Jawzjan, 3 injuries; Kunduz, 83 injuries; Samangan, 13 deaths and 421 injuries; and Sar-e-Pul, 1 death and 16 injuries. In total, 3,027 families have been affected, with 874 homes destroyed and 2,153 damaged. (OCHA, 10 Nov 2025)