List of earthquakes in Afghanistan
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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 2022 . This can be blamed on the population residing in mostly informal and adobe houses, which are extremely vulnerable to earthquake shaking. [1]
Tectonic setting
Afghanistan is situated near the southern extent of the Eurasian Plate . [2]
Earthquakes
Date | Place | Lat | Lon | Deaths | Injuries | Mag. | MMI | Comments | |
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2023-03-21 | Badakhshan | 36.523 | 70.979 | 10 | 80 | 6.5 M w | V | Moderate damage, 20 deaths in Pakistan. | [3] |
2022-09-06 | Badakhshan | 36.649 | 70.629 | 6 | 9 | 4.8 M w | III | Further damage | [4] |
2022-09-04 | Kunar | 34.662 | 70.701 | 18 | 42 | 5.1 M w | VII | Moderate damage | [5] |
2022-07-18 | Khost | 33.108 | 69.470 | 44 | 5.1 M w | V | Additional damage / aftershock | [6] | |
2022-06-24 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan | 33.017 | 69.538 | 5 | 11 | 4.2 M w | VII | All deaths in Afghanistan / aftershock | [7] |
2022-06-21 | Khost | 33.092 | 69.514 | 1,163 | 2,976 | 6.0 M w | VIII | Extreme damage/landslides | [8] |
2022-05-24 | Hindu Kush | 36.118 | 70.293 | 2 | 1 | 4.9 M w | VI | Minor damage | [9] |
2022-02-05 | Hindu Kush | 36.445 | 71.117 | 3 | 5.8 M w | IV | [10] | ||
2022-01-17 | Badghis | 34.946 | 63.580 | 30 | 49 | 5.3 M w | VI | [11] | |
2018-01-31 | Hindu Kush | 36.54 | 70.82 | 2 | 22 | 6.1 M w | IV | ||
2016-04-10 | Ishkashim | 6 | 28 | 6.6 M w | V | ||||
2015-10-26 | Hindu Kush | 36.52 | 70.37 | 399 | 2,536 | 7.5 M w | VII | ||
2013-04-24 | Jalalabad-Mehtar Lam | 34.53 | 70.22 | 18 | 130 | 5.6 M w | V | [12] | |
2012-06-11 | Baghlan | 36.05 | 69.30 | 75 | - | 5.4, 5.7 | V | Doublet | [13] |
2010-04-18 | Samangan | 35.71 | 67.68 | 11 | - | 5.6 | VI | [14] | |
2009-10-22 | Hindu Kush | 36.52 | 70.95 | 5 | - | 6.2 | V | [15] | |
2009-04-16 | Near Kabul | 34.19 | 70.08 | 19 | 51 | 5.2 M w | VI | Doublet | |
2005-12-12 | Hindu Kush | 36.28 | 71.11 | 5 | 1 | 6.5 M w | V | ||
2002-03-25 | Hindu Kush | 35.93 | 69.19 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6.1 M w | VII | ||
2002-03-03 | Hindu Kush | 36.5 | 70.48 | 166 | Some | 7.4 M w | VI | ||
1999-02-11 | Kabul | 34.3 | 69.36 | 70 | 500 | 6.0 M w | VI | [16] | |
1998-05-30 | Takhar | 37.17 | 70.09 | 4,000–4,500 | 10,001 | 6.5 M w | VI | ||
1998-02-20 | Takhar | 37.17 | 70.14 | 2,323 | 818 | 5.9 M w | VI | ||
1991-04-20 | Badakhshan | 36.416 | 70.912 | 4.1 M w | III | 100 houses damaged | [17] | ||
1991-04-08 | Badakhshan | 37.457 | 68.273 | 1 | 6 | 5.5 M w | VII | Moderate damage | [18] |
1991-01-31 | Hindu Kush | 35.99 | 70.42 | 848 | 200 | 6.9 M w | VII | Extreme damage | [19] |
1990-07-13 | Hindu Kush | 36.415 | 70.789 | 43 | 2 | 6.4 M w | IV | Deaths due to avalanche in Tajikistan . | [20] |
1985-07-29 | Hindu Kush | 36.190 | 70.896 | 5 | 38 | 7.4 M w | VIII | Severe damage in Pakistan and Tajikistan as well. | [21] |
1984-02-16 | Hindu Kush | 36.431 | 70.826 | 4 | 13 | 6.4 M w | IV | Severe damage | [22] |
1984-02-01 | Nangarhar | 34.616 | 70.484 | 1 | 35 | 6.1 | VII | Minor damage | [23] |
1983-12-31 | Hindu Kush | 36.37 | 70.34 | 12–26 | 60–483 | 7.2 M b | VII | Severe damage | [24] |
1982-12-16 | Baghlan | 36.148 | 69.011 | 450 | Many | 6.6 M s | VI | Severe damage | [25] |
1981-06-13 | Samangan | 36.176 | 67.827 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 M w | VI | [26] | |
1918-11-15 | Hindu Kush | 36.202 | 70.711 | 7.8 M w | V | [27] | |||
1842-02-19 | Jalalabad | 34.4 | 70.5 | 500 | Severe damage | [28] | |||
818-05-15 | Hindu Kush | 36.8 | 66.2 | Many | 7.5 M s | VIII | Severe damage | [29] | |
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. |
See also
References
- ↑ "PAGER" . USGS. 21 June 2022 . Retrieved 1 December 2022 .
- ↑ Ambraseyes, N. ; Bilham, R. (2003), "Earthquakes in Afghanistan", Seismological Research Letters , 74 (2): 107, Bibcode : 2003SeiRL..74..107A , doi : 10.1785/gssrl.74.2.107
- ↑ "M 6.5 - 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . 21 March 2023 . Retrieved 24 March 2023 .
- ↑ "M 4.8 - 30 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . 2 September 2022.
- ↑ "M 5.3 - 34 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2022-09-05 .
- ↑ "M 5.1 - 49 km WNW of Khōst, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
- ↑ "M 4.3 - 49 km W of Miran Shah, Pakistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 24 June 2022 .
- ↑ "M 5.9 - 46 km SW of Khōst, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2022-06-22 .
- ↑ "M 5.0 - 63 km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "M 5.7 - 45 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "M 5.3 - 41 km E of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey .
- ↑ "55 Significant Earthquakes where Country = AFGHANISTAN" . The Significant Earthquake Database . National Geophysical Data Center . Retrieved 31 October 2015 .
- ↑ "Afghan quakes: Landslide killed 80, says governor" . BBC News. 12 June 2012 . Retrieved 12 June 2012 .
- ↑ USGS. "M5.6 - central Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey .
- ↑ USGS. "M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey .
- ↑ "M 6.0 - 27 km WNW of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "M 4.1 - 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "M 5.5 - 14 km ESE of Boshchorbogh, Tajikistan" . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ NGDC 1972
- ↑ "M 6.4 - 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 13 October 2021 .
- ↑ "M 7.4 - 75 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
- ↑ "M 6.4 - 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
- ↑ "M 6.1 - 21 km N of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
- ↑ NGDC 1972
- ↑ "M 6.6 - 14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
- ↑ "M 5.5 - 19 km WSW of Aībak, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 3 May 2023 .
- ↑ "M 7.8 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey . November 15, 1921 . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
- ↑ NGDC 1972
- ↑ NGDC 1972
Sources
- NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center , NOAA , doi : 10.7289/V5TD9V7K
Further reading
- Ambraseys, N. ; Bilham, R. (2003), "Earthquakes in Afghanistan", Seismological Research Letters , 74 (2): 107–123, doi : 10.1785/gssrl.74.2.107 , ISSN 0895-0695
- Rehman, Khaista; Ali, Wajid; Ali, Asghar; Ali, Aamir; Barkat, Adnan (2017), "Shallow and intermediate depth earthquakes in the Hindu Kush region across the Afghan-Pakistan border", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences , 148 : 241–253, doi : 10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.09.005 , ISSN 1367-9120
- Stenz, Edward (1945), "Strong Earthquakes in Afghanistan", Bulletin of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America , 3 (2): 398–411, JSTOR 24724993
- Wheeler, Russell L. 2005. Seismotectonic Map of Afghanistan, with Annotated Bibliography [electronic Resource] / by Russell L. Wheeler ... [et Al.] ; Prepared Under the Auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, Va: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
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