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Historic Earthquake
1990 Afghanistan Earthquake
25 October 1990 · Hindu Kush, Chitral · Afghanistan
On 25 October 1990 at 04:53 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Hindu Kush, Chitral), at a depth of 114 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 176 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 11 people and injured 250.
- Date
- 25 October 1990
- Time
- 04:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 114 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 250
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20152015 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.5399 deaths
- 20052005 Kashmir Earthquake · M 7.676,213 deaths
- 19561956 Baghlan Earthquake · M 7.6100 deaths
- 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