The epicenter of the earthquake was in a mountainous area about 42 km from Jalalabad, a city of almost 3 Lakh people. According to media reports, vibrations were felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, also in the Delhi-NCR area. So far, no reports of victims have surfaced.
A strong earthquake found Monday in the southeast of Afghanistan.
An earthquake of 6.2 size on the Richter scale met the southeastern region of Afghanistan, according to the German research center for Geosciences (GFZ). The German agency said the earthquake took place at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter of the earthquake was in a mountainous area about 42 km from Jalalabad, a city of almost 3 Lakh people. According to media reports, vibrations were felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, also in the Delhi-NCR area. So far, no reports of victims or injuries have surfaced.
Many people went to social media to share their experiences. “The tremors just felt in Delhi-Ncr. Last a few seconds but noticeable,” wrote a user on X. Some people shared videos that show objects in their apartments that shake during the earthquake.
Why is Afghanistan susceptible to earthquakes?
Afghanistan has a history of witnessing powerful earthquakes, where the Hindu Kush-mountain chain is a geologically sensitive area where earthquakes take place every year. Last month, various earthquakes with a size above 4.0 had hit the Asian country on the Richter scale. At the end of 2023, Afghanistan saw a particularly devastating earthquake that touched approximately 40 km northwest of Herat City. Allegedly it claimed the lives of more than 1,480 people and more than 2,100 were injured.
Have there been other major earthquakes recently?
Various major earthquakes have been reported all over the world in recent weeks. Last month an earthquake of Magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale found the east of the Kuril Islands in Russia. The depth was 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). On July 30, an extremely powerful earthquake with 8.8 magnitude had hit the east coast of the Russian Kamchatka -Schierteiland, forcing the authorities Tsunami warnings in parts of the country.
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