Afghanistan Earthquake Impact Analysis for November 2025

WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system provides data on a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan on November 02, 2025. The dataset includes the epicenter location and an estimated impact on 693,651 people within a 50km radius. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling population exposure to seismic hazards based on the reported 693,651 people impacted within 50km.
• Mapping the disaster's epicenter and affected area based on the provided latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Analyzing the relationship between earthquake magnitude, depth, and potential humanitarian needs for future emergency preparedness.

Strengths

• Includes specific event parameters: magnitude 6.3, depth of 28.0 km, and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Provides a concrete impact metric with 693,651 people estimated within the 50km zone.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system.

Time Range

Event date: November 02, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:09:07.149691; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan, specifically 20km NE of Marmul.