Afghanistan Earthquake Impact Analysis for September 2025

1017660 people were impacted within 50km of a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on September 04, 2025, 3km NW of Kama, Afghanistan. The dataset, produced by the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, provides geospatial and socio-economic information collected following the sudden onset emergency. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map population exposure to seismic hazards based on the reported epicenter coordinates and impact radius.
• Model potential infrastructure damage for risk assessment based on earthquake magnitude and depth.
• Coordinate emergency response logistics using the geospatial location data mentioned in the description.
• Analyze socio-economic vulnerability in the affected area based on the types of information the ADAM system collects.

Strengths

• Provides a specific impact figure of 1,017,660 people within a 50km radius.
• Includes precise geographic coordinates (latitude 34.4221, longitude 70.6145) for the earthquake epicenter.
• Originates from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM) designed for emergency response.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific event and the HDX platform's reporting scope.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden onset emergencies.

Time Range

Centered on September 04, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:10:11.399326; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan, specifically the region near Kama (34.4221, 70.6145).