Second earthquake of magnitude 4.2 strikes Afghanistan in same day

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 29 (ANI): Afghanistan was struck by a 2nd earthquake measuring 4.2 magnitude connected Wednesday, a connection by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

The earthquake occurred astatine a extent of 32 km.

In a station connected X, the NCS said, 'EQ of M: 4.2, On: 29/10/2025 19:34:42 IST, Lat: 37.37 N, Long: 69.86 E, Depth: 32 Km, Location: Afghanistan.'

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Earlier successful the day, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan astatine a shallow extent of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.

In a station connected X, the NCS said, 'EQ of M: 4.3, On: 29/10/2025 14:43:24 IST, Lat: 37.33 N, Long: 69.93 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.'

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Shallow 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.

On September 18, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, reaffirmed India's committedness to beforehand peace, stableness and improvement successful Afghanistan.

Addressing the UN Security Council quarterly briefing connected Afghanistan, Ambassador Parvathaneni emphasised India's priorities to supply humanitarian assistance and instrumentality capacity-building initiatives for the Afghan people.

'India's contiguous priorities successful Afghanistan see proviso of humanitarian assistance and implementation of capacity-building initiatives for the Afghan people,' helium added.

He besides reaffirmed India's committedness to the UN Assistance Mission successful Afghanistan (UNAMA). Ambassador Parvathaneni expressed gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission successful Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva, for her briefing.

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and bluish India prevarication successful 1 of the astir seismically progressive zones successful the world, wherever the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. The portion often experiences mean to beardown earthquakes, often felt crossed borders owed to the proximity of responsibility lines. (ANI)