The 2016 Afghanistan earthquake was a
magnitude
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Mathematics
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earthquake
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which struck west-southwest of
Ashkasham on April 10, at a depth of . The shock had a maximum intensity of V (''Moderate''). The earthquake killed at least 5 people in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Gilgit Baltistan.
A further 46 were injured in both provinces.
The tremors shook up Peshawar, Chitral, Swat, Gilgit, Faisalabad and Lahore. The
Himalayas
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region is one of earth's most seismically active regions. The tremors were felt in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
, National Capital Region,
Kashmir and
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
. In Delhi, some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicentre, the
Delhi Metro
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was temporarily halted.
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Two aftershocks had been felt, with magnitudes of 4.1 and 4.2. There were additionally at least 10 foreshocks felt, with the largest having a magnitude of 4.5 on April 8, 2016.
See also
* List of 21st-century earthquakes
* List of earthquakes in 2016
This is a list of earthquakes in 2016. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities ...
* List of earthquakes in Afghanistan
This is a list of earthquakes in Afghanistan. Fairly moderate earthquakes have been very destructive in the county, particularly in the years 1998, 2002 and 2022. This can be blamed on the population residing in mostly informal and adobe houses, wh ...
* List of earthquakes in Pakistan
Pakistan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults. As a result, earthquakes in Pakistan occur often and are destructive.
Geology
Pakistan geologically overlaps both the Eurasian and I ...
References
External links
Deadly earthquake Afghanistan
on Earthquake Report Website
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