Update
An earthquake measuring moment magnitude (Mw ) 6.2 struck the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan on 22 June 2022.
It occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. The earthquake was the result of shallow strike-slip faulting.
At least 1,193–1,543 people died and 1,600–3,000 people were injured throughout Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“ Al Jazeera, stated that the earthquake resulted in at least 1,500 deaths and 3,000 injuries. However, state-run Bakhtar News Agency said that the casualties consisted of at least 1,150 fatalities and 1,600 injuries.”
Tectonically, the Indian plate pushing northward buts up against eastern Afghanistan. This is on the eastern border of Afghanistan, right near Pakistan.
Earthquake map, showing the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This one is in eastern Afghanistan. The higher death toll in Afghanistan than Pakistan would be because there are more Afghani population centres near the location.
There have been other big earthquakes before not too far away.
- One in Jan 2022 killed 30 people in the centre-west of Afghanistan
- One in 2015 killed over 200 people.
- One in 2008 killed 166 people in Pakistan
- One in 2002 killed over 1000 people, further north in Afghanistan
- One in 1998 killed about 4,700 people, further north in Afghanistan