June 9, 1956 Earthquake: Kabul, Afghanistan
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kabul, Afghanistan on June 9, 1956, 60 km below the surface. It killed 100 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 9, 1956
- Place
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.100° N, 67.500° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 100
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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 10, 1954, Northern, Afghanistan
- March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 16, 1982, Northeastern, Afghanistan
- June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- February 11, 1999, Lowgar, Vardak, Kabul, Afghanistan
- March 19, 1976, Shamagan Province, Hindu-Kush, Afghanistan
- November 2, 2025, Northern, Afghanistan
- April 18, 2010, Samangan Province, Afghanistan
- June 1, 2001, Parvan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- November 28, 2018, Baghlan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- October 18, 1874, Afghanistan
- July 6, 1505, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4099.