April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake
5.2 Mw magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan in 2009
34°11′N 70°05′E / 34.19°N 70.08°E / 34.19; 70.08[5]Pakistan
51 injured [8]
The 2009 Afghanistan earthquake was a dip-slip doublet earthquake occurred in eastern Afghanistan, with an initial shock of magnitude of 5.2 Mw at 01:57:51 April 17 local time, with a second shock of 5.1 Mw occurring several hours later. The maximum Mercalli intensity was VI (Strong).
Damage
The quakes struck a remote area about 50 miles (90 km) east of Kabul near the Pakistan border. A government representative told AP News that the quakes destroyed 200 mud homes in four villages that had damage that was described as serious.[9]
See also
Notes
Sources
- ANSS. "Afghanistan 2009a". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ANSS. "Afghanistan 2009b". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- BBC (April 17, 2009). "Deadly quakes strike Afghanistan". BBC. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009.
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K.
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