Kabul Kabul: Consistent with a remark via the Nationwide Middle for Sisamology (NCS), a 4.2 magnitude earthquake at the Richter scale came about in Afghanistan on Friday. Consistent with NCS, the earthquake got here at a intensity of 125 km. In a publish on X, NCS mentioned, “EQ of M: 4.2, on: 14/02/2025 07:32:41 IST, Lat: 36.56 n, lengthy: 71.49 E, Intensity: 125 km, Location: Afghanistan. “
Earthquake is commonplace, on February 12, an earthquake of four.0 magnitude came about which shook the area. NCS mentioned in a publish on X, “M of EQ: 4.0, dated: 12/02/2025 16:41:33 IST, Latitude: 36.50N, longitude: 69.32E, intensity: 49 km, location: Afghanistan.”
The NCS mentioned that on February 10, some other earthquake came about within the area. “EQ of M: 4.2, dated: 10/02/2025 21:46:27 IST, latitude: 36.33N, longitude: 71.28 E, intensity: 30 km, location: Afghanistan.”
A remark via the Nationwide Middle for Sisamology mentioned that some other earthquake came about in Afghanistan inside of 24 hours on February 10. The remark mentioned that the earthquake got here at a intensity of 180 km. Such shallow earthquakes are extra unhealthy than deep earthquakes as a result of extra power comes out when the earth comes with regards to the outside of the earth, inflicting the land to transport extra and the constructions and casualties purpose extra injury, whilst the power when deep earthquakes happen at the floor Lose
Consistent with the United International locations Coordination Place of job (UNOCHA), Afghanistan stays extremely delicate to herbal failures, together with seasonal floods, landslides and earthquakes.
Unocha mentioned that steady earthquakes in Afghanistan hurt vulnerable communities, already suffering with many years struggles and underdevelopment and they’ve much less flexibility to maintain a number of shaking in combination.
Afghanistan has a historical past of robust earthquakes, in line with the Purple Pass, the Hindu Kush mountain vary is geological energetic house, the place earthquakes happen once a year. Afghanistan is positioned on a number of fault traces between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, with a fault line at once passing thru Herat. (ANI)
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