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April 2009 Afghanistan Earthquake
The 2009 Afghanistan earthquake was a dip-slip doublet earthquake occurred in eastern Afghanistan, with an initial shock of magnitude of 5.2 Mw  at 01:57:51 April 17 local time, with a second shock of 5.1 Mw  occurring several hours later. The maximum Mercalli intensity was VI (Strong).

Damage

The quakes struck a remote area about 50 miles (90 km) east of Kabul near the Pakistan border. A government representative told AP News that the quakes destroyed 200 mud homes in four villages that had damage that was described as serious.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ ANSS: Afghanistan 2009a .
  2. ^ ANSS: Afghanistan 2009b .
  3. ^ ANSS: Afghanistan 2009a .
  4. ^ ANSS: Afghanistan 2009b .
  5. ^ ANSS: Afghanistan 2009a .
  6. ^ ANSS: Afghanistan 2009a .
  7. ^ NGDC
  8. ^ NGDC
  9. ^ BBC 2009.

Sources

  • ANSS. "Afghanistan 2009a". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  • ANSS. "Afghanistan 2009b". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  • "Deadly quakes strike Afghanistan". BBC. April 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009.
  • National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K.


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