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).

2009 Afghanistan earthquake
April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake is located in Afghanistan
April 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. intensityVI (Strong) [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.
  • 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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