Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 4 (ANI): An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said on Tuesday.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60km, as per the NCS.
In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.3, On: 04/02/2025 11:30:13 IST, Lat: 36.64 N, Long: 71.16 E, Depth: 60 Km, Location: Afghanistan."

EQ of M: 4.3, On: 04/02/2025 11:30:13 IST, Lat: 36.64 N, Long: 71.16 E, Depth: 60 Km, Location: Afghanistan.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 4, 2025

Earlier in the day, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted Afghanistan.
According to the NCS, the earthquake struck Afghanistan on Tuesday at 01:42 AM, Indian Standard Time. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.
"EQ of M: 4.3, On: 04/02/2025 01:42:18 IST, Lat: 36.41 N, Long: 70.95 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan," the NCS wrote in a post on X.

EQ of M: 4.3, On: 04/02/2025 01:42:18 IST, Lat: 36.41 N, Long: 70.95 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 3, 2025

On Monday too, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan, NCS stated.

EQ of M: 4.1, On: 03/02/2025 14:58:48 IST, Lat: 36.34 N, Long: 71.01 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 3, 2025

Similarly, on January 30, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 had also jolted the region.

EQ of M: 4.2, On: 30/01/2025 02:15:26 IST, Lat: 36.26 N, Long: 70.84 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 29, 2025

Shallow earthquakes like this are generally more dangerous than deep earthquakes. This is because shallow earthquakes release more energy closer to the surface, causing more intense shaking and damage.
The region experiences frequent earthquakes, as another earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter Scale occurred in the region on January 26.
As per the NCS, Afghanistan has seen 13 earthquakes in the last 30 days.
The earthquake which struck on Tuesday was recorded in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan a mountainous region prone to natural calamities.
As per the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, including seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.
These frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan cause damage to vulnerable communities, which are already grappling with decades of conflict and under-development and have left them with little resilience to cope with multiple simultaneous shocks, UNOCHA noted.
Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes, with the Hindu Kush Mountain range being a geologically active area where quakes occur every year, as per the Red Cross.
Afghanistan sits on numerous fault lines between the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, with a fault line also running directly through Herat. (ANI)