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Historic Earthquake
1983 Hindu Kush Earthquake
30 December 1983 · Hindu Kush, Kabul · Afghanistan
On 30 December 1983 at 23:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Hindu Kush, Kabul), at a depth of 215 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 244 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 26 people and injured 483.
- Date
- 30 December 1983
- Time
- 23:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 215 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 483
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- 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
- 1922Hindu Kush · M 7.5
- 1921Hindu Kush · M 7.8
- 1911Hindu Kush · M 7.6
- 1909Hindu-Kush · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth