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Province
Takhar
Afghanistan · Asia
Takhar is a province of Afghanistan, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 2 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1998February 4, 1998 Afghanistan Earthquake · M 5.92,323 deaths
- 19911991 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 6.4848 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002