M4.3 earthquake near Paghmān, Kabul

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Maydanshakhr, Afghanistan on 18 May 2020, 08:26 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Paghmān, about 14 km away in Kabul, Afghanistan.