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Historic Earthquake
1982 Afghanistan Earthquake
16 December 1982 · Northeastern · Afghanistan
On 16 December 1982 at 00:40 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Northeastern), at a depth of 36 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 351 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 500 people and injured 3,000.
- Date
- 16 December 1982
- Time
- 00:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 36 km
- Deaths
- 500
- Injuries
- 3,000
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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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