Earthquake of 6.2 magnitude strikes Afghanistan, tremors reported in Delhi NCR
According to the German Local Research Center (GFZ), a 6.2 -magnitude earthquake on Richter scale hit the southeastern region of Afghanistan. Germany agency, the earth’s 10 kilometers of shallow depth occurred, he said. Continue to read for more details.
A strong earthquake hit Southeast Afghanistan.
According to the German Local Research Center (GFZ), a 6.2 -magnitude earthquake on Richter scale hit the southeastern region of Afghanistan. Germany agency, the earth’s 10 kilometers of shallow depth occurred, he said. Euro-Medarran Seismology Center (EMSC), the earthquake was hit at a depth of approximately 35 km, he said. According to media reports, tremor was felt in some parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, including the Delhi-NCR region.
Many people went to social media to share their experiences. A user has felt tremors in Delhi-ncr.
Afghanistan has the history of witnessing strong earthquakes, the Hindu Kush Mountain series is a geologically sensitive area where earthquakes take place every year. Last month, at least two earthquakes over 4.0 at the Richter scale hit the Asian countries. In 2023, Afghanistan saw a particularly destructive earthquake, located about 40 km northwest of Herat City. It was reported that more than 1,480 people claimed the lives of more than 2,100 people.
In recent weeks, several major earthquakes have been reported. Last month, a 6.0 -magnitude earthquake on a Richter scale hit the east of the Kuril Islands in Russia. According to the European-Medarran Seismology Center (EMSC), the depth was 10 km. On July 30, an extremely powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and forced the authorities to publish tsunami warnings in the regions of the country.
