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DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT
The revised Emergency Appeal aims to strengthen and expand support to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) in responding to the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan, while maintaining assistance to communities affected by the earthquake on 31 August 2025. The revision extends operational coverage to the newly impacted areas in Balkh and Samangan provinces, where humanitarian needs have sharply increased following the November earthquake.
On the evening of 31 August 2025, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan, with the epicentre located near Jalalabad, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Momand Dara district in Nangarhar and Nurgal district in Kunar. The event caused significant shaking across Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, with secondary impacts observed in Laghman and Nuristan.
The main shock was followed by a series of notable aftershocks, including magnitudes 5.2, 4.5, and 5.6, occurring both in the immediate aftermath and again on 5 September 2025, further compounding the impact and complicating initial response efforts.
Another earthquake struck Afghanistan on Monday, 3 November 2025. Just two months after the powerful earthquake that hit southeastern Afghanistan, this second 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in northern Afghanistan near the Balkh–Samangan provincial border, at a depth of 28 kilometres. The tremor was widely felt across northern and central Afghanistan, with perceptible shaking reported as far as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.