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Historic Earthquake
2023 Badakhshan Earthquake
21 March 2023 · Laghman, Pakistan · Afghanistan
On 21 March 2023 at 16:47 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan (Laghman, Pakistan), at a depth of 187 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 245 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 19 people and injured 181. 22 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 21 March 2023
- Time
- 16:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 187 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 181
- Homes Destroyed
- 22
- Homes Damaged
- 803
- 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
- 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
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth