February 28, 1102 Earthquake: Gerat, Afghanistan

Date

February 28, 1102

Place

Gerat, Afghanistan

Magnitude

6.1

Focal depth

15 km (9 mi)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.000° N, 62.100° E

Country

Afghanistan

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• October 7, 2023, Herat, AfghanistanM6.3 · 1,482 deaths · $50 million · 10,002 houses destroyed · 46 km
• January 17, 2022, Qadis, Badghis, AfghanistanM5.3 · 28 deaths · $400,000 · 800 houses destroyed · 139 km
• October 15, 2023, Herat, AfghanistanM6.3 · 4 deaths · 43 km
• October 11, 2023, Herat, AfghanistanM6.3 · 3 deaths · 50 km
• April 5, 2017, Sefid Sang, IranM6.1 · 2 deaths · 174 km
• July 14, 2004, Herat, AfghanistanM4.6 · 26 km
• July 3, 2003, Yakhak, Bashirabad, Butehgaz, Northeastern, IranM5.2 · 131 km

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