Which region in Afghanistan is most likely to contain the epicenter of an earthquake?

Throughout the time covered by the catalog, shallow-focus earthquake activity has been most intense in the eastern part of Afghanistan, which is one of the principal locations where deformation is occurring as a result of collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate.

How big is a 5.3 earthquake?

For example, a magnitude 5.3 is a moderate earthquake, and a 6.3 is a strong earthquake. Because of the logarithmic basis of the scale, each whole number increase in magnitude represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude as measured on a seismogram.

Where is the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan?

You may wish to switch to the Google Maps view instead. Bagram Air Base – known and referred to by US military as Bagram Airfield – is a militarized airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Charikar in Parwan province of Afghanistan.

Where is the largest US military base in Afghanistan?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bagram Airfield-BAF also known as Bagram Air Base (IATA: OAI, ICAO: OAIX) is the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan.

Where is the detention facility at Bagram Airfield?

The Parwan Detention Facility (PDF) was completed in 2009 and is located somewhere at Bagram Airfield. It is the main detention facility for persons detained by US forces in Afghanistan.

How many earthquakes have there been in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan has had: (M1.5 or greater) 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours 4 earthquakes in the past 7 days 16 earthquakes in the past 30 days 161 earthquakes in the past 365 days