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Historic Earthquake
2013 Laghman Earthquake
24 April 2013 · Kama · Afghanistan
On 24 April 2013 at 09:25 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Kama), at a depth of 64 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 161 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 18 people and injured 141.
- Date
- 24 April 2013
- Time
- 09:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Depth
- 64 km
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 141
- Homes Damaged
- 676
- 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