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Historic Earthquake
2002 Afghanistan Earthquake
3 March 2002 · Hindu Kush, Samanghan · Afghanistan
On 3 March 2002 at 12:08 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Hindu Kush, Samanghan), at a depth of 226 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 270 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 166 people. 300 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 3 March 2002
- Time
- 12:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 226 km
- Deaths
- 166
- Homes Destroyed
- 300
- Homes Damaged
- 400
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20152015 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.5399 deaths
- 1965Afghanistan · M 7.3
- 1949Hindu-Kush, West Punjab · M 7.5
- 1937Hindu Kush · M 7.2
- 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