What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 2013
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Coordinates
- 34.53° N, 70.22° E
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 141
- Depth km
- 64
2013 Laghman earthquake
Earthquake in Afghanistan
The 2013 Laghman earthquake occurred with magnitude of 5.6, with an epicenter 11 km from Mihtarlam, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman Province near Jalalabad at 09:25 UTC on April 24. The quake occurred below the surface at a moderate depth of 63.8 km. The tremors were also felt in neighboring Pakistan and India.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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