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 V (Moderate).

2009 Afghanistan earthquake
UTC timeDoublet earthquake:    
 2009-04-16 21:27:51
 2009-04-16 23:42:51
ISC eventn/a
USGS-ANSS 
 ComCat
 ComCat
Local dateApril 17
Local time 
 01:57
 04:22
Magnitude 
 5.2 Mwc[1]
 5.1 Mwb[2]
Depth5.9 km (3.7 mi)[3]
4.0 km (2.5 mi)[4]
Epicenter34.19°N 70.08°E / 34.19; 70.08[5]
TypeReverse
Areas affectedAfghanistan
Pakistan
Max. intensityV (Moderate) [6]
Casualties19 dead [7]
51 injured [8]

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.[9]

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.
  • BBC (April 17, 2009). "Deadly quakes strike Afghanistan". BBC. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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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