A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening, marking the fourth quake to hit the country in less than a month and the second quake to hit the country in less than 12 hours.
The quake occurred at 11:18:57 am (IST) with its epicentre located at latitude 2.26 degrees South and longitude 138.86 degrees East, at a depth of 55 kilometres beneath the surface.
"EQ of M: 2.9, On: 13/10/2025 21:01:09 IST, Lat: 32.88 N, Long: 76.26 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh", the Center wrote in a post on X.