Earthquake — Afghanistan: Tili, Jalalabad, Badakhshan

When

12 Dec 2005

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.5

Where

Afghanistan

Coordinates

36.36° N, 71.09° E

Deaths

5

Injuries

1

Houses destroyed

100

Depth km

225

Earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan with a magnitude of 6.5 on December 12

The 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan with a magnitude of 6.5 on December 12 at 21:47 (UTC). According to the United States Geological Survey, the maximum Mercalli intensity was V (Moderate) at Chitral, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Five people were killed in the Hindu Kush region and landslides blocked several roads near Bagh, Kashmir.

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