A major earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan, inflicting tremors that had been felt as distant as Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. The epicenter of this quake was positioned within the Hindu Kush area in Afghanistan, 418 km northwest of Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg district.
In accordance with NCS, the earthquake occurred at 9:31 p.m. and had a depth of 181 km.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:5.8, Occurred on 05-08-2023, 21:31:48 IST, Lat: 36.38 & Lengthy: 70.77, Depth: 181 Km ,Location: Hindu Kush Area, Afghanistan”, tweeted NCS.
“Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale originated in Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi,” ANI stated in a tweet.
No deaths or accidents had been instantly reported.
“The quake hit twice at round 9:30 pm,” Preeti Shankar, who stays in a high-rise condo in Noida on the japanese fringes of the nationwide capital instructed information company PTI.
Earlier at present, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 rattled Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg. It occurred at round 8:36 am with its depth at round at 129 km, based on NCS.
Afghanistan is not any stranger to seismic exercise, with a median of 560 deaths per 12 months because of earthquakes. The truth is, greater than 7,000 individuals have misplaced their lives to earthquakes within the nation over the previous decade.
This got here after an earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands within the early hours of August 3, the Nationwide Heart for Seismology stated.
There was no fast report of any lack of life or harm to property, PTI quoted an official as saying.
