April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake

UTCtimeDoublet earthquake:    

ISCeventn/a

LocaldateApril 17, 2009

Depth5.9 km (3.7 mi)^[3]
4.0 km (2.5 mi)^[4]

2009 Afghanistan earthquake

UTC time	Doublet earthquake:
	2009-04-16 21:27:51
	2009-04-16 23:42:51
ISC event	n/a
USGS-ANSS
	ComCat
	ComCat
Local date	April 17, 2009
Local time
	01:57
	04:22
Magnitude
	5.2 Mwc[1]
	5.1 Mwb[2]
Depth	5.9 km (3.7 mi)[3] 4.0 km (2.5 mi)[4]
Epicenter	34°11′N 70°05′E / 34.19°N 70.08°E / 34.19; 70.08[5]
Type	Reverse
Areas affected	Afghanistan Pakistan
Max. intensity	MMI VI (Strong)[6]
Casualties	19 dead[7] 51 injured[8]

The 2009 Afghanistan earthquake was a dip-slip doublet earthquake occurred in eastern Afghanistan, with an initial shock of magnitude of 5.2 M_w  at 01:57:51 April 17 local time, with a second shock of 5.1 M_w  occurring several hours later. The maximum Mercalli intensity was VI (Strong).