Kabul: Two earthquakes jolted Afghanistan on Wednesday in a span of less than 30 minutes. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the first earthquake had a magnitude of 4.4 and occurred at 12:28 am 100 km east of Fayzabad at a depth of 80 km. The second earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.8, struck at 12:55 am, 126 km east of Fayzabad at a depth of 140 km. So far, no injuries or damage to property has been reported.
On December 12, 2023, an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan. Earlier on October 13, a moderate intensity earthquake measuring 4.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Afghanistan. On October 11, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan. Another earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck the country on October 8. More than 4000 people lost their lives and thousands of residential buildings were damaged in that earthquake. In June last year, the province of Paktika was hit by a 5.9 magnitude quake which killed more than 1,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
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Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
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