June 24, 1972 Earthquake: Sarsangi, Narin Counties, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

Date

June 24, 1972

Time

15:29:22 UTC

Place

Sarsangi, Narin Counties, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

Magnitude

6.1 (Ms)

Focal depth

47 km (29 mi)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.200° N, 69.700° E

Country

Afghanistan

Deaths

11

Injuries

15

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Houses destroyed

Many (101 to 1,000)

Houses damaged

Many (101 to 1,000)

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.

• May 30, 1998, Badakhshan, Takhar, AfghanistanM6.6 · 4,700 deaths · $10 million · 107 km
• February 4, 1998, Dushanbe, Rostaq, Tajikistan, AfghanistanM5.9 · 2,323 deaths · 8,094 houses destroyed · 103 km
• August 31, 2025, Kunar, Nangarhar, AfghanistanM6 · 2,205 deaths · $180 million · 6,782 houses destroyed · 193 km
• March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM6.1 · 1,000 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · 38 km
• January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, AfghanistanM6.4 · 848 deaths · $36 million · 69 km
• December 16, 1982, Northeastern, AfghanistanM6.6 · 500 deaths · $1 million · 62 km
• October 26, 2015, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM7.5 · 399 deaths · $109 million · 29,230 houses destroyed · 70 km
• March 3, 2002, Samanghan, Kabul, Rustaq, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM7.4 · 166 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 78 km
• June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM5.8 · 75 deaths · 143 houses destroyed · 37 km
• March 19, 1976, Shamagan Province, Hindu-Kush, AfghanistanM5.5 · 49 deaths · 1,137 houses destroyed · 177 km
• July 13, 1990, Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM5.6 · 43 deaths · 100 km
• December 30, 1983, Kabul, Samangan, Pakistan, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM7.2 · 26 deaths · $3 million · 95 km
• March 21, 2023, Laghman, Pakistan, AfghanistanM6.5 · 19 deaths · 22 houses destroyed · 120 km
• April 24, 2013, Kama, AfghanistanM5.5 · 18 deaths · 192 km
• April 3, 2026, Kabul, AfghanistanM5.8 · 12 deaths · 5 houses destroyed · 110 km

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