Afghanistan's capital Kabul and its surrounding regions were hit by another earthquake early Friday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 6:09 AM Indian Standard Time. It registered a magnitude of 3. 7 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter located approximately 80 kilometers beneath the surface. Fortunately, there have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties resulting from this latest seismic event.
Frequent Seismic Activity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been experiencing a series of earthquakes in recent months. Earlier, on Tuesday, October 21, a 4. 3 magnitude earthquake was recorded. Prior to that, a 5. 5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on October 17. Notably, on September 1 of this year, a 6. 0 magnitude earthquake caused 14 fatalities, with its epicenter 27 kilometers from Jalalabad at a depth of 10 kilometers. The region remains highly susceptible to seismic events, while
Why Afghanistan is Prone to Earthquakes
Afghanistan lies in the active Hindu Kush region, a highly active tectonic plate zone where the Indian plate collides with the Eurasian plate. This geological interaction is the primary reason for the frequent earthquakes in the area. Over the past decade, ten earthquakes exceeding 6. 0 magnitude have occurred within a 300-kilometer radius. A devastating 7, while 5 magnitude quake hit in 2015, and in 2023, a 6. 3 magnitude earthquake tragically claimed 1,500 lives. This ongoing tectonic activity makes Afghanistan one of the most seismically active regions globally.
