6.3-magnitude Afghanistan earthquake sends tremors across Uzbekistan

On April 16, 2025, at 4:14 AM local time, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, according to the Republic Center for Seismological Monitoring.

Details of the Earthquake:

• Epicenter: Takhar, Afghanistan, located 570 km southeast of Tashkent.
• Magnitude: 6.3
• Depth: 100 km
• Intensity at the Epicenter: 4 points

Impact in Uzbekistan: The tremors were felt across several regions of Uzbekistan with the following intensities:

• Surkhandarya Region: 4 points (295 km from the epicenter)
• Fergana Region: 3 points (480 km)
• Samarkand Region: 3 points (484 km)
• Jizzakh Region: 3 points (485 km)
• Syrdarya Region: 3 points (495 km)
• Kashkadarya Region: 3 points (497 km)
• Andijan Region: 3 points (539 km)
• Namangan Region: 3 points (545 km)
• Tashkent City: 2 points (570 km)

Note: Previously, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, which also caused tremors in neighboring areas.