Kazakhstani seismologists record 5M earthquake in Afghanistan

The National Data Center of the Institute of Geophysical Research of the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan registered an earthquake at 1:58 pm Astana time on July 3, 2025, Kazinform News Agency reports.

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The earthquake with a magnitude of 5 hit the territory of Afghanistan on Thursday.

The quake's epicenter was located at a latitude of 37.23 degrees north and a longitude of 70.88 degrees east.

Earlier it was reported that over 1,000 quakes had been observed near the island chain in southwestern Japan.