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Historic Earthquake
1909 Afghanistan Earthquake
7 July 1909 · Hindu-Kush · Afghanistan
On 7 July 1909 at 21:37 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Hindu-Kush), at a depth of 230 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 269 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It is the 73rd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 7 July 1909
- Time
- 21:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 230 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20152015 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.5399 deaths
- 2002Hindu Kush, Samanghan · M 7.4166 deaths
- 1965Afghanistan · M 7.3
- 1949Hindu-Kush, West Punjab · M 7.5
- 1937Hindu Kush · M 7.2
- 1922Hindu Kush · M 7.5
- 1921Hindu Kush · M 7.8
- 1911Hindu Kush · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth