On June 21, 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred approximately 150km south of Kabul near the border with Pakistan (see map below). EMSC reports the earthquake originated at a depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake caused widesoread damage with at least 300 fatalities and hundreds of injured. The event was felt widely to distances of 500km from the epicentre, including parts of Pakistan and India. Strong earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan result from the India plate moving northward and colliding with the Eurasia plate causing uplift producing high mountain ranges, including the Hindu Kush and the Himalaya.
The event was recorded by seismic stations worldwide, including stations in the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN), see figure below.
For more information please see the links below:
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1141004
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000hj3u
