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Afghanistan:Earthquake:2002/04/12

Duration	2002/04/12	An earthquake struck north of Afghanistan's capital Friday morning, collapsing several shops and buildings in a town where hundreds were killed in a tremor last month. More than 100 people were feared dead or injured
Country or District	Afghanistan
Name	Earthquake

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/04/17
Dead: 50 people Injured: 150 people	Completely collapsed: 160 houses Partially damaged: 154 houses

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/04/17 160 houses have completely collapsed, 154 are partially damaged. Reuters 2002/04/15 On 14 April Afghanistan rattled again by quakes, two dead. Reuters AlertNet 2002/04/12 Afghan district of Nahrin little more than two weeks after a series of tremors killed more 1,000 people in the area. OCHA Situation Report No.2 2002/04/14 The total number of casualties now stands at 50 people.The number of injured people is estimated at 150. yahoo!singapore news 2002/04/12 More than 100 killed or injured in new Afghan quake CNN new 2002/04/12 Second quake rocks northern Afghanistan

Geographycal Data Information USGS National Earthquake Information Center Magnitude 5.9、 Depth 10 kilometers

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