Earthquake in the Hindu Kush 2015
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| date | October 26, 2015 | ||
| Time | 09:09:32 ( UTC ) | ||
| Magnitude | 7.5 M W | ||
| depth | 213 km | ||
| epicenter | 36 ° 26 '28 " N , 70 ° 43' 1" E | ||
| country | Afghanistan | ||
| dead | about 400 | ||
| Injured | approx. 1,500 | ||
The earthquake on Afghanistan in 2015 occurred in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan with a magnitude of 7.5 M W .
Course of events and numbers of victims
The epicenter was around 80 kilometers south of Faizabad . The hypocenter was at a depth of 213 km. The earthquake was also felt in Pakistan and India and left around 400 dead and several thousand injured. According to the authorities, 280 people died in Pakistan and at least 115 people in Afghanistan. In Taloqan , Afghanistan alone , twelve schoolgirls were killed after a mass panic broke out. 4 dead and 10 injured were reported from India. There were also 21 injured in Tajikistan. First reports spoke of thousands of buildings destroyed in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 40 buildings were also destroyed in India, and eight buildings were also reported from Tajikistan. The US seismological reported seventeen aftershocks from 4.0 to 4.8 M W .
Relief efforts
The Pakistani government sent tents, a mobile hospital and helicopters to the affected regions. The United States and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered their support to Pakistan, which Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declined: "Our own resources are sufficient to deal with the tragedy." In Afghanistan, many places were initially inaccessible to the aid workers because landslides blocked the roads and the streets were controlled by the Taliban . These in turn announced help with the rescue and care of the dead and injured. The Red Crescent aid organization was active with teams in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c M7.5 - 45km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan . In: National Earthquake Information Center . Retrieved October 26, 2015. (English)
- ↑ Damages & Losses ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Victims of the earthquake in the Hindu Kush are desperately waiting for help . In: The star . Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ At least 150 dead after earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Donaukurier . Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ The number of deaths in earthquakes in the Hindu Kush rises to more than 200 . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ Search Results . In: National Earthquake Information Center . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ↑ a b Quake kills at least 300 people . In: n-tv . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ↑ Helpers in Afghanistan and Pakistan try to provide for the population ( memento of the original from October 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Deutschlandfunk . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
