# Earthquake Hits Region

- Place: Jalalabad, Afghanistan (34.4415, 70.4361)
- Published: 2026-11-07T00:00:56.339Z · expires 2026-11-14T00:00:56.339Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/8i5
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 57 km north of Jalalabad in Nuristan on Friday, Nov 6, at 07:50 pm local time, per VolcanoDiscovery.

The U.S. Judge temporarily blocked the deportation of detained Afghans to Afghanistan or Pakistan, including those in Jalalabad, reports The Hindu.

Federal judge also halted Trump's plan to deport Afghans, as noted by Red Bluff Daily News.

## Sources

- [Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to deport detained Afghans to Afghanistan](https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2026/11/03/immigration-afghan-deportations/) · redbluffdailynews.com · 2026-11-04
- [U.S. judge temporarily blocks deportation of detained Afghans to Afghanistan or Pakistan](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-deportation-of-detained-afghans-to-afghanistan-or-pakistan/article71667117.ece/amp/) · thehindu.com · 2026-11-04
- [Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - Nuristan, 57 km north of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 07:50 pm (GMT +4:30)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23612400/mag3quake-Nov-6-2026-Afghanistan.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-06

## Open data shown on the globe

- M5.0 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 77 km deep · 1 d ago · 7 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=27.4,61.4&extent=41.4,79.4&range=week