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Historic Earthquake
2010 Afghanistan Earthquake
18 April 2010 · Samangan Province · Afghanistan
On 18 April 2010 at 20:28 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Samangan Province), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 423 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 11 people and injured 70. 2,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 18 April 2010
- Time
- 20:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 13 km
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 70
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,000
- 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
- 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