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Historic Earthquake
May 30, 1998 Afghanistan Earthquake
30 May 1998 · Badakhshan, Takhar · Afghanistan
On 30 May 1998 at 06:22 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Badakhshan, Takhar), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 343 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 4,700 people. It is the 60th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 30 May 1998
- Time
- 06:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 4,700
- Estimated Damage
- 10 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
- 19491949 Khait Earthquake · M 7.43,500 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
- 1907Karatag · M 7.412,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth