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{{Short description|Earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox earthquake
| isc-event = 625897867
| name = 2023 Badakhshan earthquake
| image =
| location = {{coord|36.523|70.979|region:AF_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| map2 = {{Location map many | Afghanistan#South Asia
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| lat = 36.523
| long = 70.979
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| marksize = 50
| position = bottom
| label2 = Kabul
| label2_size= 99
| lat2 = 34.525278
| long2 = 69.178333
| mark2 = Red pog.svg
| mark2size = 10
| position2 = left
| label3 = Islamabad
| lat3 = 33.693056
| long3 = 73.063889
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| width = 260
| float = right
| caption = }}
| timestamp = 2023-03-21 16:47:23
| anss-url = us7000jln7
| local-date = {{start date text|2023-03-21}}
| local-time = 21:17 AFT ([[UTC+04:30]])<br>21:47 PKT ([[UTC+05:00]])
| magnitude = 6.5 {{M|w|link=y}}
| depth = {{Convert|187.6|km|abbr=on}}
| type =
| landslide = Yes
| duration =
| intensity = {{MMI|5}}
| casualties = 21 dead, 424 injured{{efn|Ten fatalities and 80 injuries in [[Afghanistan]], 11 fatalities and 343 injuries in [[Pakistan]], and one injury in [[India]].}}
| map_caption =
| aftershocks =
| affected = [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
On 21 March 2023, a magnitude 6.5 [[earthquake]] struck [[Badakhshan Province]], [[Afghanistan]], with an intermediate depth of approximately {{Cvt|187|km|mi}}.<ref name="USGS">{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 6.5 – 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000jln7/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=21 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321170929/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000jln7/executive|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[epicenter]] of the earthquake was {{Cvt|40|km|mi}} south-southeast of [[Jorm, Afghanistan|Jurm]]. At least 21 people were killed in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-death-toll-pakistan-afghanistan-9df74903d379151ef71e04417a1e3aea |title=Death toll from Pakistan, Afghanistan quake rises to 21 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=23 March 2023|access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>

==Tectonic setting==
The [[Himalayas]], partially formed by the collision of [[tectonic plate]]s, are prone to devastating earthquakes. Afghanistan is situated near the southern extent of the [[Eurasian plate]].<ref>{{citation|title=Earthquakes in Afghanistan|first1=N.|last1=Ambraseyes|authorlink=Nicholas Ambraseys|first2=R.|last2=Bilham|year=2003|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=74|number=2|page=107|doi=10.1785/gssrl.74.2.107|bibcode=2003SeiRL..74..107A }}</ref> Most of these earthquakes are associated with [[Reverse fault|reverse]], [[Thrust fault|thrust]], or [[strike-slip faulting]]. Large earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 7.5 have occurred in the region with an average recurrence interval of 15 years. These earthquakes correspond to reverse faulting at a depth of {{convert|170|to|280|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Zarifi">{{cite journal |author1=Zoya Zarifi |author2=Jens Havskov |title=Characteristics of dense nests of deep and intermediate-depth seismicity |journal=Advances in Geophysics |date=2003 |volume=46 |pages=237–278 |doi=10.1016/S0065-2687(03)46004-4 |bibcode=2003AdGeo..46..237Z |isbn=9780120188468 |url=https://bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/bitstream/handle/1956/2317/Paper_I_Zoya_Zarifi.pdf?sequence=13&isAllowed=y |access-date=22 March 2023 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321210644/https://bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/bitstream/handle/1956/2317/Paper_I_Zoya_Zarifi.pdf?sequence=13&isAllowed=y |url-status=dead }}</ref> These earthquakes, rather than occurring at a plate boundary, are sourced from within the Indian plate as it dives beneath the [[Hindu Kush]]. As the tectonic slab of the Indian plate descends at a near-vertical angle into the [[Mantle (geology)|mantle]], it stretches and begins to "tear", eventually leading to a [[slab detachment]].<ref name="Kakar">{{cite journal |author1=Sofia-Katerina Kufner |author2=Najibullah Kakar |author3=Maximiliano Bezada |author4=Wasja Bloch |author5=Sabrina Metzger |author6=Xiaohui Yuan |author7=James Mechie |author8=Lothar Ratschbacher |author9=Shokhruhk Murodkulov |author10=Zhiguo Deng |author11=Bernd Schurr |title=The Hindu Kush slab break-off as revealed by deep structure and crustal deformation |journal=Nature Communications |date=2021 |volume=12 |issue=1685 |page=1685 |doi=10.1038/s41467-021-21760-w |publisher=Nature|pmid=33727553 |pmc=7966371 |bibcode=2021NatCo..12.1685K |doi-access=free }}</ref> This action results in stress accommodation along [[Fault (geology)|faults]] that produces earthquakes when [[earthquake rupture|ruptured]]. Smaller shallow focus earthquakes are also observed in the region, particularly associated with north–south trending zones of right lateral strike-slip, such as the [[Chaman Fault]], with an increasing degree of shortening to the north, together accommodating the highly oblique convergence between the [[Indian plate|Indian]] and the [[Eurasian plate]]s.<ref name="Ambraseys_&_Bilham_2003">{{Cite journal |last1=Ambraseys |first1=N.N. |author-link=Nicholas Ambraseys |last2=Bilham |first2=R. |s2cid=130945532 |year=2003 |title=Earthquakes in Afghanistan |journal=Seismological Research Letters |volume=74 |issue=2 |pages=107–123 |doi=10.1785/gssrl.74.2.107|bibcode=2003SeiRL..74..107A }}</ref>

==Earthquake==
The [[United States Geological Survey]] reported a magnitude of {{M|ww}}6.5,<ref name="USGS"/> while the [[Pakistan Meteorological Department]] said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ahmed |first1=Munir |last2=Faiez |first2=Rahim |date=2023-03-21 |title=Strong magnitude 6.5 quake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-earthquake-islamabad-13f3c17ad5a7924a4217dbd3117388cb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321195111/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-earthquake-islamabad-13f3c17ad5a7924a4217dbd3117388cb |archive-date=2023-03-21 |access-date=2023-03-21 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |place=Islamabad}}</ref> The earthquake was initially reported inaccurately as {{M|w}}7.7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ibn Hameed |first=Haseeb |date=21 March 2023 |title=Fact Check: 7.7-magnitude earthquake poster, damaged building shared on social media are fake |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/fact-check-77-magnitude-earthquake-poster-damaged-building-shared-on-social-media-are-fake |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=[[Greater Kashmir]] |place=Kashmir |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321184816/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/fact-check-77-magnitude-earthquake-poster-damaged-building-shared-on-social-media-are-fake |url-status=live }}</ref> Shaking was felt over an area {{Cvt|1,000|km|mi}} wide by approximately 285 million people in [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Turkmenistan]], according to the [[European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre]].<ref name="REUTERS">{{Cite web |author=Greenfield |first=Charlotte |last2=Yunus Yawar |first2=Mohammad |last3=Peshiman |first3=Gibran |last4=Ahmad |first4=Jibran |date=21 March 2023 |editor-last=Maclean |editor-first=William |editor2-last=Maler |editor2-first=Sandra |title=Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-65-hits-northern-afghanistan-emsc-2023-03-21/ |access-date=21 March 2023 |agency=Reuters|place=Kabul, Islamabad and Peshawar |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321184308/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-65-hits-northern-afghanistan-emsc-2023-03-21/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Impact==
===Afghanistan===
At least 10 people were killed,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Guinto |first=Joel |last2=Limaye |first2=Yogita |date=22 March 2023 |title=Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan kills at least 19 people |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 |access-date=22 March 2023 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322043152/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 |url-status=live }}</ref> 80 others injured,<ref>{{Cite web|title=زلزله در افغانستان تا کنون ۴ کشته و ۸۰ زخمی در پی داشت|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5738584/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%DB%B4-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%88-%DB%B8%DB%B0-%D8%B2%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA|language=fa|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|work=[[Mehr News Agency]]|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322133213/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5738584/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%DB%B4-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%88-%DB%B8%DB%B0-%D8%B2%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA|url-status=live}}</ref> and more than 665 houses destroyed in nine [[provinces of Afghanistan]].<ref name="ozodi">{{Cite news|title=زلزله شب گذشته در افغانستان ۴ کشته و ۷۵ زخمی برجا گذاشت|url=https://da.azadiradio.com/a/32329366.html|work=Radio Ozodi|language=prs|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|last1=آزادی|first1=رادیو|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322124243/https://da.azadiradio.com/a/32329366.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="memar">{{Cite news|title=اوچا: 665 خانه را در افغانستان بر اثر زلزله اخیر تخریب شده استگذاشت|url=https://memar.press/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%86%D8%A7-665-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87/|work=Memar Press|language=fa|access-date=27 March 2023|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326235956/https://memar.press/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%86%D8%A7-665-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two people died, 25 others were injured and 22 houses collapsed in [[Laghman Province]].<ref name="alarabiya">{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 13, nine of them in Pakistan |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/03/22/At-least-nine-dead-44-injured-in-Pakistan-after-earthquake |access-date=22 March 2023 |work=[[Al Arabiya English]] |place=Pakistan |agency=Reuters|archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322055405/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/03/22/At-least-nine-dead-44-injured-in-Pakistan-after-earthquake |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="pajhwok2">{{Cite news|title=د تېرې شپې زلزله؛ لغمان کې دوه کسان مړه او ۲۵ نور ټپیان شوي|url=https://pajhwok.com/ps/2023/03/22/last-nights-earthquake-two-people-died-and-25-others-were-injured-in-laghman/|work=Pajhwok Afghan News|language=ps|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|last1=بېدار|first1=عبیدالله|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322123059/https://pajhwok.com/ps/2023/03/22/last-nights-earthquake-two-people-died-and-25-others-were-injured-in-laghman/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Parstoday">{{Cite web|title=زلزله در لغمان و ننگرهار دهها خانه را بر سر ساکنانش تخریب کرد|url=https://parstoday.ir/dari/news/afghanistan-i206792|work=Pars Today|date=22 March 2023|access-date=27 March 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327045017/https://parstoday.ir/dari/news/afghanistan-i206792|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Takhar Province]], 20 buildings collapsed, one person died and five others were injured.<ref name="bakhtar">{{Cite web|title=در پی زلزله شب گذشته٬ یکنفر در تخار جان باخت|url=https://bakhtarnews.af/dr/%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%A8-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%AC-%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86/|work=[[Bakhtar News Agency]]|language=prs|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322130625/https://bakhtarnews.af/dr/%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%A8-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%AC-%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="asiaplus"/> In [[Panjshir Province]], three buildings were seriously damaged, and three people injured.<ref name="asiaplus">{{Cite web|title=В Пакистане и Афганистане есть погибшие и разрушения в результате землетрясения|url=https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/incidents/20230322/v-pakistane-i-afganistane-est-pogibshie-i-razrusheniya-v-rezultate-zemletryaseniya|language=ru|work=[[Asia-Plus]]|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322050004/https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/incidents/20230322/v-pakistane-i-afganistane-est-pogibshie-i-razrusheniya-v-rezultate-zemletryaseniya|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Badakhshan Province]], where the epicenter of the earthquake was located, one person was injured, 70 buildings were destroyed and 50 were damaged.<ref name="ava">{{Cite news|title=تخریب بیش از ۷۰ منزل مسکونی در پی زلزله در بدخشان و تخار|url=https://www.avapress.com/fa/news/267243/%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%DB%B7%DB%B0-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1|language=fa|work=Ava Press|date=22 March 2023|access-date=23 March 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322223603/https://www.avapress.com/fa/news/267243/%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%DB%B7%DB%B0-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pajhwok">{{Cite news|title=در اثر زلزلۀ شب گذشته در بدخشان یک تن مجروح و ۵۰ منزل مسکونی قسما تخریب گردیده‌است|url=https://pajhwok.com/fa/2023/03/22/as-a-result-of-last-nights-earthquake-in-badakhshan-one-person-was-injured-and-50-residential-houses-were-partially-destroyed/|language=fa|work=[[Pajhwok Afghan News]]|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322122458/https://pajhwok.com/fa/2023/03/22/as-a-result-of-last-nights-earthquake-in-badakhshan-one-person-was-injured-and-50-residential-houses-were-partially-destroyed/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Kabul Province]], one person died and one house was destroyed.<ref name="ozodi"/> Five houses collapsed in [[Nangarhar Province]].<ref name="Parstoday"/>

===Pakistan===
Tremors were felt in [[Islamabad]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Lahore]], [[Quetta]], and [[Peshawar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Latif |first1=Aamir |last2=Adil |first2=Ahmad |date=March 22, 2023 |title=At least 4 killed as powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan, India |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/powerful-earthquake-jolts-afghanistan-pakistan-india/2852155 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[Anadolu Agency]] |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321195145/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/powerful-earthquake-jolts-afghanistan-pakistan-india/2852155 |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Swat District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], a teenager was killed from a collapsing wall and a police station was damaged.<ref name="REUTERS" /><ref name="GEO"/> Two people also died due to a wall collapse in the district,<ref name="IRNA"/> while a falling wall killed another child.<ref name="AL_JAZEERA"/> In Swat District, there were [[power outages]], severe damage and 250 injuries.<ref name="REUTERS" /><ref name="IRNA">{{Cite web|title=زلزله پاکستان ۲ کشته و ۱۲۰ مصدوم برجای گذاشت|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/85063295/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%88-%DB%B1%DB%B2%DB%B0-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA|publisher=[[Islamic Republic News Agency]]|date=21 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023|language=fa|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321192208/https://www.irna.ir/news/85063295/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%88-%DB%B1%DB%B2%DB%B0-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AL_JAZEERA" /> In [[Manshera]], a woman died of a [[heart attack]] apparently linked to the earthquake.<ref name="GEO" /> In [[Lower Dir District]], one person died in a stampede related to the earthquake, a man and a woman were killed due to wall collapses and 43 people were injured from various causes.<ref name="GEO">{{Cite web|title=اسلام آباد سمیت ملک کے مختلف شہروں میں زلزلہ، 4 افراد جاں بحق، متعدد زخمی|url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/321997-|publisher=[[Jang Media Group|Geo TV]]|date=21 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023|language=ur|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321203739/https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/321997-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AL_JAZEERA">{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=Latest: 13 dead after earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/3/21/earthquake-hits-pakistan-afghanistan-india-live |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180135/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/3/21/earthquake-hits-pakistan-afghanistan-india-live |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="JANG">{{Cite web|title=ملک کے مختلف علاقوں میں زلزلہ، 5 افراد جاں بحق، درجنوں زخمی|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1207042|date=21 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023|website=jang.com.pk|language=ur|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321172411/https://jang.com.pk/news/1207042|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Karakoram Highway]] was closed due to blockages from [[landslide]]s.<ref name="GEO" /> In [[Islamabad]], one person died of a [[heart attack]] and a multi-storey apartment building was damaged.<ref name="GEO" /><ref name="JANG"/> There was also a fatality in [[Bajaur District]].<ref name=":0" /> Buildings were damaged in [[Rawalpindi]], including six which were deemed in risk of collapse and were evacuated. Two people were injured and another two went unconscious in the city, all due to panic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asghar |first=Imran |date=23 March 2023 |title=Survey of precarious buildings ordered |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2407588/survey-of-precarious-buildings-ordered |access-date=23 March 2023 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323070731/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2407588/survey-of-precarious-buildings-ordered |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GUARDIAN">{{Cite web |date=21 March 2023 |title=Earthquake hits Pakistan and Afghanistan leaving at least nine dead |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/people-flee-homes-earthquake-pakistan-afghanistan-india-jurm |access-date=21 March 2023 |work=The Guardian |place=Islamabad |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180508/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/people-flee-homes-earthquake-pakistan-afghanistan-india-jurm |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Abbottabad]], one person died from panic and fear.<ref name="24NEWS">{{Cite web|title=ملک کے مختلف علاقوں میں خوفناک زلزلہ، ہلاکتوں کی تعداد 9 ہوگئی|url=https://www.24urdu.com/22-Mar-2023/71227|work=[[24 News HD]]|date=21 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|language=ur|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322171327/https://www.24urdu.com/22-Mar-2023/71227|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Mardan District]], the wall of a police station collapsed, causing an injury.<ref name="24NEWS"/> Five people were injured in [[Swabi District]].<ref name="NEWSONE">{{Cite web|title=ملک بھر میں زلزلے کے شدیدجھٹکے محسوس کئے گئے ، جس کی شدت ریکٹرسکیل پر 7.7ریکارڈ کی گئی ۔|url=https://www.newszonepak.com/2023/03/blog-post_22.html|language=ur|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|work=[[News One (Pakistani TV channel)|News One]]|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322183107/https://www.newszonepak.com/2023/03/blog-post_22.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dozens of houses collapsed and 40 people were injured in [[Buner District]].<ref name="NEWSONE"/>

===India===
Tremors from the earthquake were felt across parts of [[North India]], particularly in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttarakhand]] and the [[National Capital Region of India|National Capital Region]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=Strong tremors jolt Delhi, parts of north India as 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Hindukush region in Afghanistan |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/earthquake-tremors-felt-in-delhi-ncr-punjab-himachal-490109 |access-date=23 March 2023 |website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180812/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/earthquake-tremors-felt-in-delhi-ncr-punjab-himachal-490109 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Syed Khalid |date=22 March 2023 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/kashmir-earthquake-earthquake-in-delhi-delhi-ncr-earthquake-earthquake-news-punjab-earthquake-earthquake-today-jammu-kashmir-earthquake-earthquake-in-kashmir-2586517.html |title=Earthquake in Kashmir: Doctors Deliver Baby Amid Strong Tremors at Anantnag Hospital – WATCH |website=Zee News |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322215849/https://zeenews.india.com/india/kashmir-earthquake-earthquake-in-delhi-delhi-ncr-earthquake-earthquake-news-punjab-earthquake-earthquake-today-jammu-kashmir-earthquake-earthquake-in-kashmir-2586517.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Disruptions of electricity and mobile services occurred in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Earthquake: जम्मू कश्मीर में लगे भूकंप के झटके, बिजली व दूरसंचार सेवा प्रभावित, अनंतनाग में जारी रही सर्जरी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/jammu/earthquake-tremors-in-jammu-and-kashmir-electricity-and-telecommunication-services-affected-2023-03-22 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Amarujala |language=hi |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322084230/https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/jammu/earthquake-tremors-in-jammu-and-kashmir-electricity-and-telecommunication-services-affected-2023-03-22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dhar |first1=Aniruddha |last2=Kaul |first2=Rhythma |date=2023-03-21 |title=Top scientist explains why Delhi, northwest India felt earthquake tremors for long time |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/top-scientist-explains-why-people-in-delhi-northwest-india-felt-earthquake-for-long-time-101679420610251.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322202919/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/top-scientist-explains-why-people-in-delhi-northwest-india-felt-earthquake-for-long-time-101679420610251.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A woman was injured after her house collapsed in [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]], with reports of cracks in other houses and a wall collapse in the town and in the neighboring [[Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir|Nowshera]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman injured as mud house collapses in Poonch|url=https://kashmiruzma.net/woman-injured-as-mud-house-collapses/|website=kashmiruzma.net|date=22 March 2023|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322115200/https://kashmiruzma.net/woman-injured-as-mud-house-collapses/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Earthquake in Jammu: भूकंप से पुंछ व नौशहरा में मकानों में आई दरारें, लोगों में डर का माहौल|url=https://www.jagran.com/lite/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri-earthquake-in-jammu-earthquake-cracks-houses-in-poonch-and-nowshera-people-in-fear-23363404.html|website=[[Dainik Jagran]]|date=22 March 2023|access-date=23 March 2023|archive-date=23 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323063636/https://www.jagran.com/lite/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri-earthquake-in-jammu-earthquake-cracks-houses-in-poonch-and-nowshera-people-in-fear-23363404.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="abplive.com">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Delhi NCR Earthquake: तेज भूकंप के झटकों की चपेट में दिल्ली, इस्लामाबाद और काबुल, पाकिस्तान में 2 लोगों की मौत, 6 घायल |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/earthquake-in-delhi-ncr-2364079/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=ABP Live |language=hi |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322215921/https://www.abplive.com/news/india/earthquake-in-delhi-ncr-2364079 |url-status=live }}</ref> Cracks were reported in some houses in the state capital [[Srinagar]].<ref name="abplive.com"/> In [[Delhi]], some buildings were reported to have cracked or tilted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=जामिया नगर, कालकाजी और शाहदरा इलाकों से झुकी हुई इमारतों और इमारतों में दरारें से संबंधित कॉल प्राप्त हुए। इन इलाकों में|language=hi|url=https://cgtop36.com/national-international-news/calls-related-to-leaning-buildings-and-cracks-in-buildings-were-received-from-jamia-nagar-kalkaji-and-shahdara-areas-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%97%e0%a4%b0/|date=21 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023|website=cgtop36.com|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321192901/https://cgtop36.com/national-international-news/calls-related-to-leaning-buildings-and-cracks-in-buildings-were-received-from-jamia-nagar-kalkaji-and-shahdara-areas-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other countries===
In [[Rudaki District]], [[Tajikistan]], a house was damaged, causing its occupants to evacuate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title="Божья кара" или стихийное бедствие? Землетрясение напугало жителей Таджикистана |url=https://rus.ozodi.org/a/32329960.html |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Radio Ozodi |language=ru |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322224543/https://rus.ozodi.org/a/32329960.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the relatively mild intensity, the earthquake damaged a high-rise building in [[Shymkent]], [[Kazakhstan]], in the form of cracks on walls and falling plaster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Трещины на стенах – жители Шымкента боятся возвращаться в многоэтажку после землетрясений |url=https://www.kt.kz/rus/society/_1377948267.html |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Kazakhstan Today |language=ru |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402200947/https://www.kt.kz/rus/society/_1377948267.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Afghanistan|Geology|India|Pakistan|Tajikistan}}
*[[List of earthquakes in 2023]]
*[[List of earthquakes in Pakistan]]
*[[List of earthquakes in Afghanistan]]
*[[List of earthquakes in India]]
*[[2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes]]
*[[2015 Hindu Kush earthquake (disambiguation)|2015 Hindu Kush earthquake]]
*[[2023 Herat earthquakes]]

==References==
===Notes===
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2023 Badakhshan earthquake - Revision history

ZARAKHANMAHI8 at 05:30, 14 April 2026