1999 Afghanistan earthquake
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| UTC time | 1999-02-11 14:08:51 |
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| ISC event | 1451289 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | February 11, 1999 |
| Local time | 18:38 |
| Magnitude | 6.0 Mwc |
| Depth | 33.0 km (20.5 mi) |
| Epicenter | 34°15′32″N 69°21′50″E / 34.259°N 69.364°E |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Casualties | 70 dead, 500 injured, 14,000 homeless[1] |
On February 11, 1999, an earthquake with a moderate magnitude of 6.0 and depth of 33.0 km struck
Damage
Due to harsh weather conditions and dispersed settlements, it was difficult to assess the damage in the worst hit region, which had a combined population of about 300,000 people.
See also
References
- ^ CIRES and University of Colorado. "Electronic Supplement to Earthquakes in Afghanistan". seismosoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.)
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b c d "Afghanistan: Earthquake - Feb 1999 | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 9 June 1999. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b "M 6.0 - 27 km WNW of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "50 Dead, 200 Injured When 5.5 Quake Hits Afghan Capital". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 13 February 1999. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
External links
- "30 percent of Afghan children in quake hit areas have pneumonia". ReliefWeb. Agence France-Presse. 17 February 1999. Archived from the original on 15 January 2000. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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