At least 800 people have been killed and 2,500 injured in the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. According to the US Geological Survey, Pakistan’s border caused a 6 -magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan at the local time just before midnight. Due to its mountainous surroundings, Afghanistan is sensitive to earthquakes as it is located near the union point of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which is a highly active seismic area.
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The deadliest of the most deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan since 2015
Afghanistan is sensitive to earthquakes due to its mountainous surroundings as it is located near the union point of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which is a highly active seismic area. Due to its mountainous surroundings, Afghanistan is sensitive to earthquakes as it is located near the union point of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which is a highly active seismic area. In the last decade, the most deadly earthquakes that shake the country should be done.
August 31, 2025
Around midnight on Sunday, an earthquake of 6 intensity occurred in the country’s eastern provinces Kunar and Nangarhar.
October, 2023
Three earthquakes occurred in Harat province in October 2023, which is one of the most deadly natural disasters in the country.
March 21, 2023
Near the border of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
September 2022
Two earthquakes of 5.1 and 4.6 magnitude occurred at Kunar and Nangarhar, neighboring Afghanistan’s neighboring Afghanistan.
June 22, 2022
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the provinces of Eastern Afghanistan, Pantia, Khost and Nangarhar provinces.
January 17, 2022
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in Qadis district of Badgis province of western Afghanistan.
26 October 2015
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Hindu Kush region of North-Eastern Afghanistan. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC), 117 people were killed.
Mostly suffering women and children
Afghanistan’s RTA broadcare said that at least nine people, including children, died in Dari Noor district of Nangarhar province. The broadcast also shared footage of rescue operations there. The Bakhtar news agency quoted the area’s top disaster management officer, Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi as saying that 58 people were injured in the Laghaman province, most of which are women and children. He said that the condition of six victims is critical.