Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Strikes Badakhshan Province in Northeastern Afghanistan

A seismic event measuring 5.5 on the magnitude scale has struck the Badakhshan province in the northeastern region of Afghanistan on July 1, 2026.

The tremor affected the remote mountainous area, which sits along Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan. Such seismic activity remains common in this tectonically active zone of Central Asia.