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2023 Herat Earthquakes
7 October 2023 · Herat · Afghanistan
On 7 October 2023 at 06:41 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Herat), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 1,482 people and injured 2,100. 10,002 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 October 2023
- Time
- 06:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 14 km
- Deaths
- 1,482
- Injuries
- 2,100
- Homes Destroyed
- 10,002
- Homes Damaged
- 220,430
- Estimated Damage
- 50 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Afghanistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1998Birjand, Gonabad · M 5.812 deaths
- 19971997 Qayen Earthquake · M 7.21,728 deaths
- 19791979 Ghaenat Earthquakes · M 7.120 deaths
- 1979Khorasan · M 6.6171 deaths
- 1979Bonzanabad · M 6.5129 deaths
- 1976Khorasan Province · M 6.017 deaths
- 19681968 Dasht-e Bayaz Earthquake · M 7.110,488 deaths
- 1936Abiz, Sarbisheh · M 6.112 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth