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Four large earthquakes measuring M ww 6.3 each and their aftershocks affected Herat Province in western Afghanistan in early October 2023. The first two earthquakes occurred on 7 October at 11:11 AFT and 11:42 AFT near the city of Herat, followed by many aftershocks. On 11 and 15 October, two other magnitude 6.3 earthquakes struck the same area.
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.
2023 Herat earthquakes: 4 153 5.7 Nepal, Karnali: VIII (Severe) 16.5 November 3: 2023 Nepal earthquake: 5 151 5.9 China, Gansu: IX (Violent) 10.0 December 18: 2023 Jishishan earthquake: 6 21 6.5 Afghanistan, Badakhshan: V (Moderate) 187.6 March 21: 2023 Badakhshan earthquake: 7 18 6.8 Ecuador, Guayas offshore VII (Very Strong) 65.8 March 18
The magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Wednesday was about 28 kilometers (17 miles) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquakes on Oct. 7 flattened whole villages in Herat, in one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history. More than 90% of the people killed a week ago were women and ...
International aid groups in Afghanistan are scrambling to send help to survivors of an earthquake which has left more than 2,000 people dead and many more injured in a war-ravaged nation already ...
7 October - 2023 Herat earthquakes: At least 2,445 people are killed and 9,240 others are injured when two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province. [1] 11 October - A magnitude 6.3 aftershock strikes near Herat, killing at least one person and injuring 65 others. It comes days after two earthquakes of the same magnitude struck the same ...
Taliban officials said Saturday's earthquake killed more than 2,000 people of all ages and genders across Herat province. The epicenter was in Zenda Jan district, where 1,294 people died, 1,688 ...