Emergency response service of scientific data for Afghanistan M 6.9 earthquake (20230322)
Publish time: 2023/03/22
According to China Earthquake Networks: An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Afghanistan at 00:47 on March 22, 2023. The epicenter was located at 36.50 degrees north latitude and 70.80 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 230 kilometers, about 333 kilometers from the nearest border of China.There are nine large and medium-sized cities within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, the nearest being Khorog, about 129 kilometers from the epicenter. As of 11:00 am on the 22nd, the earthquake caused 2 dead and nearly 20 injured. In addition, strong tremors were felt in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, and India. Affected by the earthquake, 9 people have been killed and more than 300 injured throughout the country.