List of earthquakes in Afghanistan

This is a list of earthquakes in Afghanistan.

Tectonic setting

Afghanistan is situated near the southern extent of the Eurasian Plate.[1]

Earthquakes

Date Place Lat Lon Deaths Injuries M I Comments
818-05-15 Hindu Kush 36.8 66.2 Many 7.5 Ms VIII Severe damage NGDC
1991-01-31 Hindu Kush 35.99 70.42 848 200 6.4 Mb VII Extreme damage NGDC
1998-02-20 Takhar Province 37.17 70.14 2,323 818 5.9 Mw VII
1998-05-30 Takhar Province 37.17 70.09 4,000–4,500 10,001 6.5 Mw VII
2002-03-03 Hindu Kush 36.5 70.48 166 Some 7.4 Mw
2002-03-25 Hindu Kush 35.93 69.19 1,000 200 6.1 Mw VII
2005-12-12 Hindu Kush 36.28 71.11 5 1 6.5 Mw VI
2009-04-16 Nr Kabul 34.2 70.1 22 5.5 [2]
2009-10-22 Hindu Kush 36.52 70.95 5 6.2 [3]
2010-04-18 Central Afghanistan 35.71 67.68 11 5.6 [4]
2012-06-11 Baghlan province 36.05 69.30 75 5.4, 5.7 Doublet [5]
2013-04-24 Jalalabad-Mehtar Lam 34.53 70.22 18 5.5 [6]
2015-10-26 Jarm 36.52 70.37 399 2,536 7.5 Mw VII
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

  1. ↑ Ambraseyes, N.; Bilham, R. (2003), "Earthquakes in Afghanistan", Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, 74 (2): 107, doi:10.1785/gssrl.74.2.107
  2. ↑ "Two quakes rock east Afghanistan". BBC News. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  3. ↑ USGS, M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan, United States Geological Survey
  4. ↑ USGS. "M5.6 - central Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ BBC News (12 June 2012). "Afghan quakes: Landslide killed 80, says governor". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "55 Significant Earthquakes where Country = AFGHANISTAN". The Significant Earthquake Database. National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

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