Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 1 (ANI): A beardown earthquake of magnitude 6.3 connected the Richter standard struck Afghanistan aboriginal Monday, with tremors felt crossed the region, including parts of Pakistan.

According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred astatine 00:47:41 IST, with its epicentre located astatine latitude 34.50N and longitude 70.81E, astatine a extent of 160 km.

'EQ of M: 6.3, On: 01/09/2025 00:47:41 IST, Lat: 34.50 N, Long: 70.81 E, Depth: 160 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' NCS stated successful a station connected X.

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According to the NCS, this archetypal earthquake was followed by aftershocks with magnitudes ranging betwixt 4 and 5.

Following the 6.3 magnitude tremors, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred astatine a extent of astir 140 km, not acold from the epicentre of the archetypal tremor.

'EQ of M: 4.7, On: 01/09/2025 01:08:13 IST, Lat: 34.62 N, Long: 70.92 E, Depth: 140 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' NCS stated successful a station connected X.

This was followed by a 4.3 magnitude and a 5.0 magnitude tremor astatine 140 km and 40 km depth, respectively.

'EQ of M: 4.3, On: 01/09/2025 01:59:44 IST, Lat: 34.58 N, Long: 70.78 E, Depth: 140 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' NCS stated successful a abstracted post.

'EQ of M: 5.0, On: 01/09/2025 03:03:25 IST, Lat: 34.55 N, Long: 70.81 E, Depth: 40 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' it added successful different post.

All these tremors are classified arsenic either shallow oregon intermediate earthquakes, depending connected the depth.

Shallow and intermediate earthquakes are mostly much unsafe than heavy earthquakes. This is due to the fact that the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes person a shorter region to question to the surface, resulting successful stronger crushed shaking and perchance much harm to structures, arsenic good arsenic greater casualties.

Afghanistan has a past of almighty earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain scope is simply a geologically progressive country wherever quakes hap each year, according to the Red Cross.

Afghanistan sits connected galore responsibility lines betwixt the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, with a responsibility enactment besides moving straight done Herat. (ANI)