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 2023. 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 ṃ MMI Comments
2023-10-07 Herat 2,530 1,000 6.3 ṃ VIII [3]
2023-03-21 Badakhshan 36.523 70.979 10 80 6.5 ṃ V Moderate damage, 20 deaths in Pakistan. [4]
2022-09-06 Badakhshan 36.649 70.629 6 9 4.8 ṃ III Further damage [5]
2022-09-04 Kunar 34.662 70.701 18 42 5.1 ṃ VII Moderate damage [6]
2022-07-18 Khost 33.108 69.470 44 5.1 ṃ V Additional damage / aftershock [7]
2022-06-24 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 33.017 69.538 5 11 4.2 ṃ VII All deaths in Afghanistan / aftershock [8]
2022-06-21 Khost 33.092 69.514 1,163 2,976 6.0 ṃ VIII Extreme damage/landslides [9]
2022-05-24 Hindu Kush 36.118 70.293 2 1 4.9 ṃ VI Minor damage [10]
2022-02-05 Hindu Kush 36.445 71.117 3 5.8 ṃ IV [11]
2022-01-17 Badghis 34.946 63.580 30 49 5.3 ṃ VI [12]
2018-01-31 Hindu Kush 36.54 70.82 2 22 6.1 Mw IV
2016-04-10 Ishkashim 6 28 6.6 Mw V
2015-10-26 Hindu Kush 36.52 70.37 399 2,536 7.5 Mw VII
2013-04-24 Jalalabad-Mehtar Lam 34.53 70.22 18 130 5.6 Mw V [13]
2012-06-11 Baghlan 36.05 69.30 75 - 5.4, 5.7 V Doublet [14]
2010-04-18 Samangan 35.71 67.68 11 - 5.6 VI [15]
2009-10-22 Hindu Kush 36.52 70.95 5 - 6.2 V [16]
2009-04-16 Near Kabul 34.19 70.08 19 51 5.2 ṃ VI Doublet
2005-12-12 Hindu Kush 36.28 71.11 5 1 6.5 Mw V
2002-03-25 Hindu Kush 35.93 69.19 2,000 3,000 6.1 Mw VII
2002-03-03 Hindu Kush 36.5 70.48 166 Some 7.4 Mw VI
1999-02-11 Kabul 34.3 69.36 70 500 6.0 Mw VI [17]
1998-05-30 Takhar 37.17 70.09 4,000–4,500 10,001 6.5 Mw VI
1998-02-20 Takhar 37.17 70.14 2,323 818 5.9 Mw VI
1991-04-20 Badakhshan 36.416 70.912 4.1 ṃ III 100 houses damaged [18]
1991-04-08 Badakhshan 37.457 68.273 1 6 5.5 ṃ VII Moderate damage [19]
1991-01-31 Hindu Kush 35.99 70.42 848 200 6.9 Mw VII Extreme damage [20]
1990-07-13 Hindu Kush 36.415 70.789 43 2 6.4 ṃ IV Deaths due to avalanche in Tajikistan. [21]
1985-07-29 Hindu Kush 36.190 70.896 5 38 7.4 ṃ VIII Severe damage in Pakistan and Tajikistan as well. [22]
1984-02-16 Hindu Kush 36.431 70.826 4 13 6.4 ṃ IV Severe damage [23]
1984-02-01 Nangarhar 34.616 70.484 1 35 6.1 VII Minor damage [24]
1983-12-31 Hindu Kush 36.37 70.34 12–26 60–483 7.2 Mb VII Severe damage [25]
1982-12-16 Baghlan 36.148 69.011 450 Many 6.6 ṃ VI Severe damage [26]
1981-06-13 Samangan 36.176 67.827 1 2 5.5 ṃ VI [27]
1918-11-15 Hindu Kush 36.202 70.711 7.8 ṃ V [28]
1842-02-19 Jalalabad 34.4 70.5 500 Severe damage [29]
818-05-15 Hindu Kush 36.8 66.2 Many 7.5 Ms VIII Severe damage [30]
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

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  • 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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