Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes 77 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 77 kilometers NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2026, at 22:58:43.565 UTC. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event occurred at a depth of 104.787 kilometers, with its epicenter located at coordinates 36.0341 latitude and 70.5135 longitude.

The USGS, a scientific agency of the U.S. government, is responsible for monitoring and reporting earthquakes worldwide. They collect data from a global network of seismograph stations to determine earthquake parameters such as magnitude, location, and depth. Magnitude is a measure of the energy released at the earthquake's source, often calculated using the moment magnitude scale, while depth indicates how far below the Earth's surface the rupture occurred.