What the records say
- When
- 4 Feb 1998
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Coordinates
- 37.08° N, 70.09° E
- Deaths
- 2323
- Injuries
- 818
- Houses destroyed
- 8094
- Depth km
- 33
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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