2023 Badakhshan earthquake

2023 Badakhshan earthquake
2023 Badakhshan earthquake is located in Afghanistan
2023 Badakhshan earthquake
Kabul
Kabul
Islamabad
Islamabad
2023 Badakhshan earthquake is located in South Asia
2023 Badakhshan earthquake
Kabul
Kabul
Islamabad
Islamabad
UTC time2023-03-21 16:47:23
ISC event625897867
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date2023-03-21 (2023-03)
Local time21:17 AFT (UTC+04:30)
21:47 PKT (UTC+05:00)
Magnitude6.5 Mw
Depth187.6 km (116.6 mi)
Epicenter36°31′23″N 70°58′44″E / 36.523°N 70.979°E / 36.523; 70.979
Areas affectedAfghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
Max. intensityMMI V (Moderate)
LandslidesYes
Casualties21 dead,[1] 424 injured[a]

On 21 March 2023, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, with an intermediate depth of approximately 187 km (116 mi).[2] The epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 mi) south-southeast of Jurm.

  1. ^ "Death toll from Pakistan, Afghanistan quake rises to 21". Associated Press. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ National Earthquake Information Center (21 March 2023). "M 6.5 – 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.


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