Afghanistan Earthquake: Damage Proxy Map, Mar 2023

**UNOSAT code: EQ20231008AFG, GDACS ID: 1394952** On the 7th of October 2023, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Herat province in the western part of Afghanistan. The epicentre was located 40 km north-west of Herat City and caused damage and destruction that triggered humanitarian needs for the local populations. The situation worsened when a second and a third strong earthquakes struck the region few days later, respectively on the 11th and 15th of October. The local government reported that the number of deaths was above 2000 people. After the earthquake, UNOSAT quickly estimated that more than a million people were living with the intensity zones above V. It was also estimated that between 150,000 and 230,000 buildings were located within the affected zones. The United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that the worst affected districts correspond to Herat, Injil and Zindajan district with more than 21,500 destroyed homes. Furthermore in the Herat Province more than 230,000 homes have been impacted by the earthquake and 37,139 families have been left without home living in temporary shelter or open spaces (UNOCHA). At least 40 health facilities were affected during the earthquake, hampering the access to healthcare for an estimated of 580,000 people. One month after the earthquake people displaced from their home still suffer as the winter is approaching and temperatures are dropping (UNHCR).

**UNOSAT code EQ20231008AFG, GDACS Id: 1394952** This map illustrates the level of damage induced by the 07 October earthquake (M6.3) in settlements North and North-West Herat as observed from very high-resolution images Pléiades acquired on 09 October 2023. UNOSAT has analysed 4 areas for a total of 750km² and detected 56 affected settlements, amongst which 38 are moderately affected, 3 severely affected and 15 are almost destroyed. The map illustrates also the coseismic surface displacement interferogram related with the 7 October 2023 earthquake as deduced using a pair of SAR images acquired on 07 Oct. 2023 and 25 Sep. 2023. Narrow fringes translate a higher surface displacement. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code EQ20231008AFG, GDACS Id: 1394952** Status: Destroyed structures observed Further action(s): full assessment to be conducted Widespread destroyed structures observed in several villages North and Northwest of Herat in Zindajan & Hinjil Districts, Hirat Province folowing the 15 October 2023 M6.3 earthquake; Temporary shelters observed in the affected villages as of 15 October 2023; Additional damage to structures are observed from an image acquired on15 October 2023; The 15th of October 2023 earthquake has triggered additional damage in areas already damaged by the 9th and 11th October 2023 earthquakes.

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