Multiple Casualties Feared As Afghanistan Struck By Second Earthquake Of 6.3 Magnitude | World News

A second earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred in Afghanistan on Monday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23 kilometers underground.

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According to initial reports, the earthquake occurred near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif and the town of Khulm in the early hours of Monday morning local time. Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, is one of the most populous cities in northern Afghanistan, CNN reported.

According to CNN, United States Geological Survey (USGS) models predict that the tremor could result in hundreds of deaths.

“Many provinces of the country were once again struck by a strong earthquake around 1 a.m. (3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday),” Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said in a statement shared with CNN. he said.

According to CNN, the earthquake was also felt in some parts of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, which border Northern Afghanistan.

A resident of Mazar-e-Sharif told CNN that his family was “terrified” at the time of the earthquake, and that their children “ran down the stairs screaming.”

Rahima, a former teacher, said that she had “never experienced such a strong earthquake” before and that many windows were broken and the plaster on the walls was damaged.

According to CNN, an orange alert was issued by the USGS PAGER system, which predicts economic and human losses after the earthquake.

“Significant losses are likely and disaster is potentially widespread. Past events at this alert level have required a regional or national response,” the statement said.

The 3.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan at a depth of 10 kilometers earlier in the day left the country vulnerable to aftershocks.

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Shallow earthquakes are generally more dangerous than deep earthquakes. This is because seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to reach the surface, resulting in stronger ground shaking and potentially greater damage to structures as well as greater loss of life.