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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.
Among the casualties were 230 dead and 591 injured children. [35] It is the deadliest earthquake in Afghanistan since 2002, when over 1,200 people were killed in Baghlan Province. [36] [37] About 10,000 homes were partially or totally destroyed. [5] Poor construction practices and building materials contributed to the high death toll. [37]
Yes. Casualties. 21 dead, [1] 424 injured [a] On 21 March 2023, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, with an intermediate depth of approximately 187 km (116 mi). [2] The epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 mi) south-southeast of Jurm.
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's disaster management ministry on Friday revised downward the death toll from multiple earthquakes to around 1,000 from an earlier figure of ...
A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said.
Year Deadliest earthquake Fatalities Magnitude Location Date 2001: 2001 Gujarat earthquake: 20,085 7.7 India: January 26: 2002: 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes: 1,200 6.1 Afghanistan: March 25: 2003: 2003 Bam earthquake: 34,000 6.6 Iran: December 26: 2004: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: 227,898 9.1–9.3 Indonesia, Indian Ocean: December ...
KABUL (Reuters) -More than 2,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan and more than 9,000 injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake ...
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.