A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Thursday.
Kabul:
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Afghanistan at 1:40 am IST on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a longitude of 69.51 and a latitude of 34.53 at a depth of 136 km.
The National Center for Seismology tweeted, “An earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2 occurred on 08-03-2023, 01:40:47 IST, Latitude: 34.53 & Long: 69.51, Depth: 136 km, Location: Afghanistan.”
Earlier on March 2, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 had hit the Faizabad region of Afghanistan at 2:35 am IST. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at a latitude of 37.73 and a longitude of 73.47 with a depth of 245 km.
The National Center for Seismology said in a tweet, “An earthquake of Magnitude: 4.1 occurred on 02-03-2023, 02:35:57 IST, Latitude: 37.73 & Long: 73.47, Depth: 245 km, Location: 267km ENE Faizabad , Afghanistan.”
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