What happened in the June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake?
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Khost shortly after 1 a.m. local time on 22 June 2022. The shallow event caused violent shaking and severe damage in southeastern Afghanistan, especially in vulnerable buildings.
What the figure or term means
News and response sources reported more than 1,000 deaths, but totals should retain their assessment date.
The earthquake affected Paktika and Khost areas and was followed by continuing humanitarian needs.
USGS uses magnitude 5.9; some public reports rounded the event to 6.0.
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