Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad | World News

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted 116 kilometres South East of Fayzabad in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Nationwide Coronary heart for Seismology (NCS) educated 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 & Prolonged: 71.59, Depth: 120 Km, Location: 116km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.”

No casualties have been reported however. Further particulars are awaited.

Earlier on May 3, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Nationwide Coronary heart for Seismology (NCS) talked about 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 talked about.

NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude 5.2, Occurred on 03-05-2023, 15:21:18 IST, Lat: 36.40 & Prolonged: 70.69, Depth: 169 Km, Location: Afghanistan.” (ANI)