With Inputs From ANI
Afghanistan: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Friday, according to a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).The earthquake occurred at a depth of 125km, stated the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.2, On: 14/02/2025 07:32:41 IST, Lat: 36.56 N, Long: 71.49 E, Depth: 125 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”
EQ of M: 4.2, On: 14/02/2025 07:32:41 IST, Lat: 36.56 N, Long: 71.49 E, Depth: 125 Km, Location: Afghanistan.
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Earlier, an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude has jolted the region on February 12. No damage has been reported so far.
Shallow earthquakes like this one are more dangerous than deeper ones due to their greater energy release closer to the Earth’s surface, causing stronger ground shaking and increased damage to structures and casualties, compared to deeper earthquakes which lose energy as they travel to the surface.
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.
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