- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 16, 1982 CE
- Location:
- Afghanistan, Northeastern
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Ms
- Depth:
- 36 km
- Deaths:
- 500
- Injuries:
- 3,000
- Damage:
- ~$1M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 6.6
Other earthquake records of 1982 CE
- Yemen, Dhamar · Ms 6 · 2,800 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Ms 3.5 · 1,879 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido, Urakawa, Hiroo · Ms 6.7 · 110 deaths
- El Salvador, San Salvador, Guatemala · Mw 7.3 · 43 deaths
- Indonesia, Flores Island: Eastern · Ms 5.9 · 13 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Garze · Ms 5.5 · 10 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1982 CE Earthquake — Afghanistan, Northeastern happen?
- December 16, 1982 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 500. Historical death tolls vary by source.