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Historic Earthquake
1990 Afghanistan Earthquake
13 July 1990 · Hindu Kush, Pik Lenina · Afghanistan
On 13 July 1990 at 14:20 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Hindu Kush, Pik Lenina), at a depth of 217 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 245 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 43 people.
- Date
- 13 July 1990
- Time
- 14:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 217 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 43
- 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