2023 Badakhshan earthquake

On 21 March 2023, a strong earthquake hit Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, with an depth of 187 km (116 mi). The maximum Mercalli intensity was V (Moderate), and a magnitude of 6.5 was given.

 Earthquake 
The United States Geological Survey said it was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, while the Pakistan Meteorological Department claimed it was 6.8. Initially, it was wrongly reported as a 7.7 magnitude quake. The shaking was felt by about 285 million people in a 1,000 km-wi de area across Pakistan, India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan.

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Category:2023 disasters in Asia
Category:2020s earthquakes in Asia
Category:2020s in Afghanistan
Category:2023 earthquakes