Claim Details

View detailed information about this claim and its related sources.

Back to Claims

Claim Information

Complete details about this extracted claim.

Claim Text
The quake was a shallow one, just five miles from the earth’s surface, which made it likelier to be more destructive, as shallower waves retain more of their power when hitting the surface.
Simplified Text
Earthquake was shallow five miles deep more destructive
Confidence Score
1.000
Claim Maker
The author
Context Type
News Article
Context Details
{
    "depth": "five miles",
    "event": "earthquake",
    "impact": "more destructive"
}
Subject Tags
Science Earthquake
UUID
9fc8886b-368c-466d-8cbb-02359e5b2ce4
Vector Index
✗ No vector
Created
September 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM (5 days ago)
Last Updated
September 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM (5 days ago)

Original Sources for this Claim (1)

All source submissions that originally contained this claim.

Screenshot of https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/world/asia/afghanistan-earthquake-jalalabad.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250901&instance_id=161664&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=122976029&segment_id=205027&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337
Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 800 Dead
Pending
News
26 claims 🔥
5 days ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/world/asia/afghanistan-earthquake-jalalabad.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250901&instance_id=161664&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=122976029&segment_id=205027&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing over 800 and injuring thousands. Rescue efforts are hampered by difficult terrain and the death toll is expected to rise.

Earthquake
Afghanistan
Natural Disaster
Humanitarian Crisis
Taliban
International Aid

Similar Claims (0)

Other claims identified as semantically similar to this one.

No similar claims found

This claim appears to be unique in the system.

Claim Management System - MVP