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June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake

A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring a magnitude (Mw) of 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). The earthquake had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). There were between 1,052 to 1,163 deaths and 1,627 to 2,976 injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake · Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
22 Jun 2022
Where
Paktia Province
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Pakistan520 BCE – todayAfghanistan1221 – today

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