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Historic Earthquake
1956 Baghlan Earthquake
9 June 1956 · Kabul · Afghanistan
On 9 June 1956, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Kabul), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 398 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 100 people.
- Date
- 9 June 1956
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 60 km
- Deaths
- 100
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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