Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolts Afghanistan

The National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake occurred at 10:05 am IST and had a depth of 150 kilometres.

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KABUL:  An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted 218 kilometres East of Afghanistan's Fayzabad on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 10:05 am IST and had a depth of 150 kilometres. NCS tweeted, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 04-06-2023, 10:05:32 IST, Lat: 36.71 & Long: 72.96, Depth: 150 Km, Location: 218km E of Fayzabad."

Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 04-06-2023, 10:05:32 IST, Lat: 36.71 & Long: 72.96, Depth: 150 Km ,Location: 218km E of Fayzabad, Afghanistan for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/ICTWZQGZsc@KirenRijiju @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @OfficeOfDrJS pic.twitter.com/YTxcY0aRlg

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) June 4, 2023

Further details are awaited.

On June 3, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 149km north-north-east (NNE) of Kabul, Afghanistan, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

NCS in a tweet stated, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 03-06-2023, 15:55:02 IST, Lat: 35.84 & Long: 69.69, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 149km NNE of Kabul, Afghanistan."