#Central Badakhshan fault

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Earthquakes can cause significant damage in Afghanistan, particularly in the many rural areas where many dwellings are not as stable or well-built. Afghanistan is also prone to quakes, as it's located in a seismically active region, over a number of fault lines including the Chaman fault, the Hari Rud fault, the Central Badakhshan fault and the Darvaz fault. In the past 10 years, more than 7,000 people have been killed in earthquakes in the country, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports. There are average 560 deaths a year from earthquakes.

‘Afghan earthquake: At least 280 killed and scores wounded, says state media’, BBC

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