Magnitude 5.5 Mw Areas affected Afghanistan
Pakistan | Depth 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |
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Date 16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) Casualties 22+ dead and 20+ injured (As of April 17, 2009) | ||
The 2009 Afghanistan earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5.5 in eastern Afghanistan on 15 April at 01:57 local time (21:27 UTC). The earthquake was followed two hours later by an aftershock of 5.1 moment magnitude. The quakes struck about 50 miles (90 km) east of Kabul near the Pakistan border. A government representative told AP News that the quakes killed 22 people, wounded 20 and destroyed 100 homes.
References
April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA