Earthquake tremors in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, two earthquake tremors of 4.2 and 4.5 magnitude were felt at an interval of 15 minutes in the early hours of Saturday. Fearful of earthquake tremors, people left home and escaped. According to the National Center for Sisamology (NCS), the first earthquake Indian Standards Time (IST) occurred at 4:20 am. This latitude was recorded at 36.21 n and longitude 71.22 E. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100 km. In a post on X, NCS said, “M of EQ: 4.5, on: 22/02/2025 04:20:01 IST, Latitude: 36.21 N, Length: 71.22 E, Depth: 100 km, location: Afghanistan. “
At the same time, the second earthquake occurred at exactly fifteen minutes. According to the NCS, the earthquake recorded at 4.2 intensity on the Richter scale. It came at 4:33 am on Saturday morning (IST) and recorded at a depth of 150 km at 36.44 north and 70.90 AD latitude. NCS also shared its details on X. In which it was written, “EQ: 4.2, dated: 22/02/2025 04:33:34 IST, latitude: 36.44 Answer, Length: 70.90 East, Depth: 150 km, location: Afghanistan.”
Earthquake also occurred on Tuesday
Earlier on Tuesday, there was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale in Afghanistan. According to the United Nations Office (UNOCHA), Afghanistan remains highly sensitive to natural disasters including seasonal floods, landslides and earthquakes. The UNOCHA said that repeated earthquakes in Afghanistan cause damage to weak communities, which are already struggling with decades and short-development and their strength to deal with several shocks is now less. Is.
According to the Red Cross, Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes and the Hindu Kush mountain range is a geopolitically active area where earthquakes occur every year. Afghanistan is located on several fault lines between Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, one of which passes directly through Herat.
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