On February 11, 1999, an earthquake with a moderate magnitude of 6.0 and depth of 33.0 km struck Wardak and Logar provinces of south Kabul, Afghanistan.[2][3]
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| UTC time | 1999-02-11 14:08:51 |
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| ISC event | 1451289 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | February 11, 1999 |
| Local time | 18:38 |
| Magnitude | 6.0 Mwc |
| Depth | 33.0 km (20.5 mi) |
| Epicenter | 34°15′32″N 69°21′50″E / 34.259°N 69.364°E |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Casualties | 70 dead, 500 injured, 14,000 homeless[1] |
Damage
editDue to harsh weather conditions and dispersed settlements, it was difficult to assess the damage in the worst hit region, which had a combined population of about 300,000 people.[2] The most affected districts were Maidan Shar, Nirkh, and Sayedabad in Wardak, and Baraki Barak, Pul-e-Alam and Mohammad Agha in Logar.[2] 70 people were killed 500 were injured, and 7,000 homes collapsed due to the quake.[3] About 18,600 families were also affected. Many lives were saved due to foreshocks preceding the mainshock. The damage in the Wardak province is generally much severe than that of Logar.[2] In the capital Kabul, damage such as collapsed mud walls and several injuries were also reported. Panic also spread across the city, as many people thought that they were being attacked by U.S. warplanes or missiles in the search for Osama bin Laden, who was based in Afghanistan.[1][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ambraseys, Nicholas; Bilham, Roger. "Electronic Supplement to Earthquakes in Afghanistan". seismosoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ a b c d "Afghanistan: Earthquake - Feb 1999 | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 9 June 1999. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b "M 6.0 - 27 km WNW of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "50 Dead, 200 Injured When 5.5 Quake Hits Afghan Capital". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 13 February 1999. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
External links
edit- "30 percent of Afghan children in quake hit areas have pneumonia". ReliefWeb. Agence France-Presse. 17 February 1999. Archived from the original on 15 January 2000. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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