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|magnitude = 6.9 Mw |depth = |location = |countries affected = Afghanistan |casualties = 4,000–4,500 dead 10,001 injured }} The May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake occurred at 06:22 UTC in northern Afghanistan in the Takhar Province. The affected area was controlled by the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan. ==Overview== The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.9 on the Richter scale.〔〔 This was the second largest earthquake in the area in 1998 after another earthquake on February 4.〔 Between 4,000–4,500 people died in the earthquake in Takhar and Badakhshan provinces.〔〔〔(Magnitude 6.6 Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region 1998 May 30 06:22:28 UTC ) ''National Earthquake Information Center''〕 Nearly 7,000 families were affected and estimated 16,000 houses were destroyed or damaged.〔 Approximately 45,000 people became homeless due to the earthquake.〔 More than 30 villages were destroyed and another 70 were severely damaged.〔 Several thousand animals were killed and crops and infrastructure was destroyed in the earthquake.〔(Afghanistan Earthquake - ASAF82 ) ''ReliefWeb''〕 Like many other poorer developing nations, Afghanistan was ill equipped to face this kind of natural disaster.〔 The country had no forms of protection or hazard micronization.〔 Houses were mainly built of mud brick with shallow foundation.〔 The villages were built on unstable slopes.〔 Many villages were entirely buried due to the landslides triggered by the quake.〔 Aftershocks continued for a month.〔 The earthquake was also felt at Mazar-e Sharif, Kabul, Andijan, Samarkand, Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Dushanbe.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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