List_of_earthquakes_in_Afghanistan

List of earthquakes in Afghanistan

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

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "PAGER". USGS. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    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
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    "M 6.5 - 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. [5]
    "M 4.8 - 30 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. 2 September 2022.
  6. [6]
    "M 5.3 - 34 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
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    "M 5.1 - 49 km WNW of Khōst, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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    "M 4.3 - 49 km W of Miran Shah, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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    "M 5.9 - 46 km SW of Khōst, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  10. [10]
    "M 5.0 - 63 km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  11. [11]
    "M 5.7 - 45 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  12. [12]
    "M 5.3 - 41 km E of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
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    USGS. "M5.6 - central Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  16. [16]
    USGS. "M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  17. [17]
    "M 6.0 - 27 km WNW of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  18. [18]
    "M 4.1 - 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  19. [19]
    "M 5.5 - 14 km ESE of Boshchorbogh, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
  20. [20]
    NGDC 1972
  21. [21]
    "M 6.4 - 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  22. [22]
    "M 7.4 - 75 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  23. [23]
    "M 6.4 - 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  24. [24]
    "M 6.1 - 21 km N of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  25. [25]
    NGDC 1972
  26. [26]
    "M 6.6 - 14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  27. [27]
    "M 5.5 - 19 km WSW of Aībak, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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    "M 7.8 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. November 15, 1921. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  29. [29]
    NGDC 1972
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    NGDC 1972

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Further reading

  • Ambraseys, N.; Bilham, R. (2003), "Earthquakes in Afghanistan", Seismological Research Letters, 74 (2): 107–123, Bibcode:2003SeiRL..74..107A, 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, Bibcode:2017JAESc.148..241R, 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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