Afghanistan: Earthquake: 2002/04/12
GLIDE: EQ-2002-000208-AFG
| Period | 2002/04/12 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Afghanistan |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | An earthquake struck north of Afghanistan's capital Friday morning, collapsing several shops and buildings in a town where hundreds were killed in a tremor last month. More than 100 people were feared dead or injured |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/04/17 | ||
| Dead: 50 people Injured: 150 people |
Completely collapsed: 160 houses Partially damaged: 154 houses |
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Report/Articles
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/04/17
160 houses have completely collapsed, 154 are partially damaged.
Reuters 2002/04/15
On 14 April Afghanistan rattled again by quakes, two dead.
Reuters AlertNet 2002/04/12
Afghan district of Nahrin little more than two weeks after a series of tremors killed more 1,000 people in the area.
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2002/04/14
The total number of casualties now stands at 50 people.The number of injured people is estimated at 150.
yahoo!singapore news 2002/04/12
More than 100 killed or injured in new Afghan quake
CNN new 2002/04/12
Second quake rocks northern Afghanistan
Geographycal Data
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Magnitude 5.9、 Depth 10 kilometers