September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake

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For the other earthquakes that struck Afghanistan in 2022, see January 2022 Afghanistan earthquakes and June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake.
September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
Reverse
Max. intensityMMI VII (Very strong)
Casualties18 dead, 42 injured

On September 5, 2022, a

reverse faulting earthquake with a moderate magnitude of 5.1 struck Kunar Province, Afghanistan, close to the city of Jalalabad.[1]

Tectonic setting

Much of Afghanistan is situated in a broad zone of

strike-slip faults that have accommodated crustal deformation since the beginning of the formation of the Himalayan orogeny. These earthquakes tend to display strike-slip faulting due to its abundance and high deformation rate.[4]

Impact

At least 18 people died and 42 others were injured.[5][6] It was felt in Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Kabul and other nearby provinces. The Ministry of Information and Culture said that at least nine fatalities were reported in the Mazar Dara and Shalat areas of Nurgal District in Kunar province. Three people from the district were also injured. Some of the injured were students of Nangarhar University who attempted to escape their dormitory by leaping out from windows.[6] Over a dozen homes are said to be destroyed, most of which were in the province's Nurgal District.[7][8][9] Some were previously damaged by flooding that killed over 600 people. In Laghman, 15 homes were totally or partially destroyed and two people were injured.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "M 5.1 - 34 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. 4 September 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  3. PMID 33727553
    .
  4. S2CID 220063065. Archived
    from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ "وقوع دو زلزله در شمالشرق افغانستان جان شش نفر را گرفت" [Two earthquakes in northeastern Afghanistan killed six people]. Radio Azadi (in Persian). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "زمین‌لرزه در شرق؛ ۸ تن کشته و ۴۲ تن زخمی شدند" [Earthquake in the east; 8 people were killed and 42 people were injured]. Hasht-e Subh Daily (in Persian). 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Six dead, 9 injured as 5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan". Hans. 5 September 2022.
  8. ^ "10 dead in Kunar as quake rocks eastern zone". Pajhwok Afghan News. 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Devastating Earthquake Jolts Eastern Afghanistan Killing and Injuring at Least 10". Khaama Press. 5 September 2022.
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