Timeline of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquakes since 2015
Summary
A recent earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan, resulted in over 800 deaths and thousands of injuries. Afghanistan, located near active tectonic plates, often experiences seismic activity, leading to devastating earthquakes over the past years.Key Facts
- Over 800 people died in a recent earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes due to its location near the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
- A magnitude 6 earthquake in August 2025 killed at least 612 people in Kunar and Nangarhar.
- Three earthquakes occurred in Herat province in October 2023, killing at least 2,445 people.
- In March 2023, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Badakhshan province resulted in 13 deaths.
- Two earthquakes in September 2022 in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces killed at least eight people.
- A June 2022 earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan.
- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake in October 2015 killed 117 people in northeastern Afghanistan.
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