June 1, 2001 Earthquake: Parvan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Parvan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan on June 1, 2001 at 14:00:43 UTC, 62 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
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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 1, 2001
- Time
- 14:00:43 UTC
- Place
- Parvan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 62 km (39 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.169° N, 69.389° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 4 people killed, 20 injured and several houses
destroyed in Parvan Province. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 31, 2025, Kunar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, Afghanistan
- December 16, 1982, Northeastern, Afghanistan
- February 19, 1842, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- October 26, 2015, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- March 3, 2002, Samanghan, Kabul, Rustaq, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- June 9, 1956, Kabul, Afghanistan
- June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- February 11, 1999, Lowgar, Vardak, Kabul, Afghanistan
- July 13, 1990, Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 30, 1983, Kabul, Samangan, Pakistan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- April 16, 2009, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- April 24, 2013, Kama, Afghanistan
- October 25, 1990, Chitral, Mardan, Malakand, Hindu Kush, 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 5599.