Earthquake — Afghanistan: Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar

Wann

31. Jan. 1991

Art

Erdbeben

Magnitude

6.4

Position

Afghanistan

Koordinaten

35.99° N, 70.42° E

Deaths

848

Injuries

200

Damage musd

36

Intensity mmi

7

Depth km

142

Earthquake in Afghanistan

The 1991 Hindu Kush earthquake severely affected Afghanistan, Pakistan and the USSR on 1 February. It was an intermediate-depth earthquake with a hypocenter 143.2 km (89.0 mi) beneath the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. The shock measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).

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