With several thousand dead and hundreds injured, the event's effects were considered extreme by the National Geophysical Data Center.

[6] According to the estimates by the Taliban government in Kabul, which ruled the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan at that time, 3,230 people died in the earthquake.

[7] As the Takhar Province was a remote area[9][6] and road transport and telecommunication was poor,[9] it took three days for the news to reach Kabul.

[11] A convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reached the site on February 14 with 4,800 blankets, 800 quilts, 10 rolls of plastic sheeting and approximately 200 tents.

[9] The European Union (EU) offered £1.3m of relief aid including blankets, medical equipment, water and tents.

[6] The Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan offered 100 tonnes each of rice and wheat, and approximately £40,000 to the affected region.