Afghanistan | Earthquake - Operation Update #4 (MDRAF019)

Country: Afghanistan Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached file. A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis On August 31, 2025, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, approximately 30 km from Momand Dara (Nangarhar) and Nurgal (Kunar). The earthquake caused significant shaking across Kunar and Nangarhar, with effects also felt in Laghman and Nuristan. There were considerable aftershocks measuring 5.2, 4.5, and 5.6 that followed immediately after the initial quake and again on September 5. These aftershocks exacerbated the damage and complicated early response efforts. On September 23, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and was centered approximately 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. Key infrastructure, including water sources, was damaged, and there were reports of livestock and farmland being decimated. The southeastern Afghanistan earthquake caused severe destruction, killing over 2,200 people, injuring more than 3,600, and affecting up to 3 million. According to OCHA (Humanitarian Update, February 2026), nearly half a million people were affected and more than 221,000 people remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance six months after the earthquake1. Thousands were displaced after widespread housing collapse in Kunar and Nangarhar, with over 3,000 families were displaced in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and reside in at least five major sites for internally displaced people (IDP) across two districts, with many smaller areas of displacement across the entire earthquake affected area. As winter was ongoing during the report...

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