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Historic Earthquake
1994 Afghanistan Earthquake
1 May 1994 · Hindu Kush, Tashiak · Afghanistan
On 1 May 1994 at 12:00 UTC, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Hindu Kush, Tashiak), at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 160 people and injured 330.
- Date
- 1 May 1994
- Time
- 12:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 160
- Injuries
- 330
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
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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