An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted
116 kilometres South East of Fayzabad in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the National
Center for Seismology (NCS) informed in a tweet.
The earthquake occurred at 3:32 am IST on Tuesday and hit at
a depth of 120 kilometres. The NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3,
Occurred on 09-05-2023, 03:32:23 IST, Lat: 36.47 & Long: 71.59, Depth: 120
Km, Location: 116km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.”
No casualties have been reported yet. Further details are
awaited.
Earlier on May 3, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the
Richter scale jolted Afghanistan on Wednesday, the National Center for
Seismology (NCS) said in a tweet.
The earthquake occurred at 3:21 pm IST on May 3 and hit
Afghanistan at a depth of 169 Kilometers, the NCS said.
NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on
03-05-2023, 15:21:18 IST, Lat: 36.40 & Long: 70.69, Depth: 169 Km,
Location: Afghanistan.”
- NDTV
- Agencies
