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A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring magnitude (M w ) 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). [2] The earthquake had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). There were 1,052–1,163 deaths and 1,627–2,976 injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
34.662°N 70.701°E. / 34.662; 70.701. Fault. Reverse. Max. intensity. VII ( Very strong) Casualties. 18 dead, 42 injured. On September 5, 2022, a reverse faulting earthquake with a moderate magnitude of 5.1 struck Kunar Province, Afghanistan, close to the city of Jalalabad.
June 22 June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake: 2 335 – 635 5.6 Indonesia, West Java: VIII (Severe) 10.0 November 21 2022 West Java earthquake: 3 93 6.6 China, Sichuan: IX (Violent) 12.0 September 5 2022 Luding earthquake: 4 30 5.3 Afghanistan, Badghis: VI (Strong) 11.4 January 17 January 2022 Afghanistan earthquakes: 5 27 6.1 Indonesia, West Sumatra
In June 2022, a powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The quake killed at least 1,000 people and injured about 1,500.
Hundreds of people were injured in the 6.1 magnitude quake early on Wednesday and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages, officials said.
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Gayan was one of the districts most affected by the magnitude 6.0 earthquake on 22 June 2022. Approximately 1,800 homes, or 70 percent of the district's homes, were destroyed, and 238 people were killed, with 393 others injured. [3] [4] Many houses constructed primarily of mud and wood were razed to the ground. [5]
List of earthquakes in Afghanistan. This is a list of earthquakes in Afghanistan. Fairly moderate earthquakes have been very destructive in the country, particularly in the years 1998, 2002 and 2023. This can be blamed on the population residing in mostly informal and adobe houses, which are extremely vulnerable to earthquake shaking.