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Province
Badakhshan
Afghanistan · Asia
Badakhshan is a province of Afghanistan, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 16 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2026Kabul · M 5.812 deaths
- 20232023 Badakhshan Earthquake · M 6.519 deaths
- 20152015 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.5399 deaths
- 2002Hindu Kush, Samanghan · M 7.4166 deaths
- 1998May 30, 1998 Afghanistan Earthquake · M 6.64,700 deaths
- 1990Hindu Kush, Pik Lenina · M 5.643 deaths
- 19831983 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.226 deaths
- 1965Badakhshan · M 7.3
- 1949Hindu-Kush, West Punjab · M 7.5
- 1937Hindu Kush · M 7.2
- 1929Hindu Kush · M 7.1
- 1922Hindu Kush · M 7.5
- 1921Hindu Kush · M 7.8
- 1911Hindu Kush · M 7.6
- 1909Hindu-Kush · M 8.1
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002