Massive Afghan earthquake kills 1,500+

Weather.com, 6/22/22, edited and expanded by Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly

Kapilavastu in Afghanistan: The Monks of the Mines (nationalgeographic.com)

At a Glance

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  Afghan Buddha (Guimet)

  [This is where the Buddha and Buddhism began (Gandhara, Kapilavastu, Majjhimadesa), with the largest and oldest statues (Bamiyan) and Buddhist monastic complexes (Mes Aynak) in the world. See ranajitpal.com for details ignored by history even as more evidence surfaces.]
• [The USA by its longest war against one of the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the world has nearly leveled the place, destroyed its Buddhist heritage, and made a comeback nearly impossible.]
• At least 1,000 people are dead after an overnight earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.
• At least 1,500 others are injured.
• The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the middle of the night when many were sleeping.
• UPDATE: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan killed at least 1,500 people and injures more than 2,000 others.

Three seasonal capitals of Kapilavastu

Hundreds of people are dead in eastern Afghanistan and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake struck in the middle of the night, crumbling homes on top of people while they slept.

At least 1,000 people are dead, and 1,500 others injured, according to government representatives who added that the death toll would likely rise.

The USGS (US Geological Service) said the 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck at around 1:24 am local time some 29 miles southwest of Khost, Afghanistan, near the country's eastern border with Pakistan.

The quake's epicenter is around 100 miles southeast of the country's capital, Kabul. The earthquake was also felt in neighboring India and Pakistan. More