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The 11 October earthquake killed three people [43] and injured at least 169. [44] Of the injured, 153 were in Herat, 13 were from Badghis, and three were from Farah provinces. [44] Many people were living outdoors because of damage to homes from the first two quakes when the third earthquake struck in the early morning. [45]
The earthquakes that struck on Saturday were followed by nearly 20 powerful aftershocks, with another 6.3-magnitude quake hitting the region on Wednesday
Powerful earthquakes rocked western Afghanistan on Saturday and Sunday, killing at least 2,000 people and leaving hundreds of others trapped, missing or feared dead.
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.
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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.
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at M w 7.8.
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 ...