4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan | world News

The National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 149 km north-northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, today, Saturday.

Afghanistan earthquake: The national space station said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (analog).

The NCS said the quake, which had a depth of 10 km, occurred around 4 pm (India time).

NCS tweeted, “Magnitude 4.2 earthquake, occurred on 03-06-2023, 15:55:02 IST, Latitude: 35.84 and Long: 69.69, Depth: 10km, Location: 149km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan”

In Afghanistan, an earthquake occurs every 2-3 weeks. On May 11, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck 99 km south-southwest of Faizabad. Similarly, on May 9, people felt a 4.3-magnitude earthquake in Faizabad, NCS reported.

Last month, the Taliban-led Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) reported that at least 42 people were killed and 54 injured in 13 provinces due to natural disasters during the previous month.

Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Taliban-led ministry, said in a video that 341 residential houses were completely or partially destroyed, 19,573 acres of farmland destroyed, and 1,354 head of livestock were lost in these areas, mainly due to flash floods during this period. As reported by Khama Press.

According to Khama Press, the events took place in Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Takhar, Badakhshan, Ghor, Kandahar, Kunar, Nuristan, Laghman, Paktia, Khost, Daikundi and Nangarhar.

According to the news report, Afghanistan is a country prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, freezing winters, and avalanches.

Officials from the Taliban-led Ministry of Disaster Management reported that more than 1,000 people were killed while more than 2,000 others were injured due to natural disasters over the past year, Khama news agency reported.

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