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Historic Earthquake
1954 Afghanistan Earthquake
10 June 1954 · Northern · Afghanistan
On 10 June 1954, an earthquake struck Afghanistan (Northern). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 2,000 people.
- Date
- 10 June 1954
- Deaths
- 2,000
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth