Earthquake in Afghanistan (2015-10-26)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2015-10-26 17:48:00
Event time (UTC): 2015-10-26 09:09:00
Event type: Earthquake

Activation reason:
A 7.5- magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, sending shock waves across southern Asia. The quake's epicenter was 213 kilometers deep and 73 km southeast of Feyzabad in a remote area of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Extensive damage to buildings and injuries have been reported.

Reference products: 8
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 8

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
61 https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR145

Tags

  • emergency-management
  • afghanistan
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • earthquake
  • emsr145
  • cems
  • afg
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

Topics

  • REGI
  • TECH

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