Earthquake — Afghanistan: Hindu Kush: Kabul, Samangan; Pakistan

When

30 Dec 1983

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.2

Where

Afghanistan

Coordinates

36.37° N, 70.74° E

Deaths

26

Injuries

483

Damage musd

3

Intensity mmi

7

Depth km

215

Earthquake in Afghanistan

The 1983 Hindu Kush earthquake occurred south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan in northeast Afghanistan at 03:52 PST on December 31, 1983, near the border with Pakistan and the USSR. Striking 214.5 km beneath the Hindu Kush mountains, the moment magnitude 7.4 quake affected three countries, killing at least 26 people and injuring several hundred.

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