Disaster Services — 01 July, 2022
Affected Buildings of Afghanistan in June 2022
The following map is an analysis to estimatimate the number of structures affected using OSM data and InaSafe.
“InaSAFE is free software that produces realistic natural hazard impact scenarios for better planning, preparedness and response activities.” It can be used in conjunction with OSM data, to estimate affected elements 1 in a selected area using OSM data or other datasets.
Estimated number of structures affected per MMI intensity
Hazard source: Shaking Intensity Area - USGS -
Exposure source: Building - OpenStreetMap -
Aggregation source: District Affected - source not available -
Impact Function: Earthquake Polygon On Structures Polygon
| MMI | Shake Intensity | Number of Affected Buildings |
| IV | Light | 26,800 |
| V | Moderate | 2,700 |
| VI | Strong | 4,300 |
| VIII | Severe | 11,800 |
| IX | Violent | 1,200 |
| Total | 46,800 | |
Estimated number of structures affected per district.2
| District Name | Number of Affected Buildings |
| Sharana | 405 |
| Sar Hawza | 45 |
| Spera | 10,147 |
| Zurmat District | 103 |
| Mandozayi | 1,277 |
| Urgun | 510 |
| Gardez District | 24,766 |
| Tani | 2,769 |
| Musakhel | 1 |
| Shamal | 196 |
| Surobi | 4 |
| Gurbuz | 107 |
| Ahmadabad | 460 |
| Gayan | 2,905 |
| Mata Khan | 1 |
| Nika | 67 |
| Ziruk | 587 |
| Barmal | 837 |
| Zadran | 615 |
| Khost District | 132 |
| Nadir Shah Kot | 202 |
| Tirazayi | 2 |
| No Information | 662 |
| Total | 46,800 |
1. Affected: An exposure element (e.g. people, roads, buildings, land
cover) that experiences a hazard (e.g. tsunami, flood, earthquake) and
endures consequences (e.g. damage, evacuation, displacement, death)
due to that hazard.↩
1. The impacts on roads, people, buildings and other exposure elements may be underestimated if the exposure data are incomplete↩
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