2025 Kunar earthquake
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills over 1400 people.
1st anniversary in 2026
In context
- When
- Sunday, August 31 20251 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Anniversary
- 1st in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
At a glance
Dates: From 2025.
What happened
On 31 August 2025, at 23:47 AFT, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) struck eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. The epicenter of the quake was located in Nurgal District, Kunar Province. It had a hypocenter 8 kilometres beneath the surface, and the shaking had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) in Nurgal. Several geological and structural factors led to a heavy impact from the earthquake's relatively moderate size, with at least 2,200 deaths,
August 31 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1999Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas
- 19991999 Russian apartment bombings
- 2002Typhoon Rusa
- 20052005 Al-Aimmah Bridge disaster
- 2006Edvard Munch
- 2010The Bill
- 2016Dilma Rousseff
- 20192019 Alta helicopter crash
- 20242024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash
- 20252025 Tarasin landslide
- 20252025 Kunar earthquake
Also in 2025
- September 9IsraelSix people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.
- September 92025 Russian drone incursion into PolandSeveral Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian…
- September 11Jair BolsonaroFormer Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a coup plot.
- September 11Progress MS-32Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.
- September 17Strategic Mutual Defence AgreementSaudi Arabia and Pakistan sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
- October 142025 Malagasy coup d'étatA coup d'état successfully overthrows Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.
- July 8Hurricane BerylHurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion t…
- July 9Earth's rotationEarth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 millisec…
Sources
- Wikipedia article (text, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 for adapted text · how we source this
Cite this page
“2025 Kunar earthquake”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/2025-kunar-earthquake-2025-august-31, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about this entry
When did 2025 Kunar earthquake happen?
August 31 2025 — 1 years ago, on a Sunday.
Where does this text come from?
Wikipedia “On this day” feed. Summaries are short adaptations that link back to the source, not reprints.
How do I cite this page?
Use the ready-made citation near the sources at the bottom of the page, and follow the source link to cite the underlying record as well.
One entry a day, by email
The standout entry each morning. Kept for this site only.
Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.