What the records say
- When
- 25 Dec 2015
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Coordinates
- 36.49° N, 71.13° E
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 97
- Intensity mmi
- 6
- Depth km
- 206
December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
Earthquake
The December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.3 in South Asia on 25 December 2015. One woman was killed in Pakistan. At least 100 people were injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The quake was also strongly felt in Tajikistan and India. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region at a depth of 203.4 km.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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