In a statement by the National Center for Sisamology (NCS), 4.5 shocked Afghanistan on Saturday.
According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 120 km.
In a post on X, NCS said, “M: 4.5, but: 24/05/2025 14:27:53 IST, Lat: 36.60 n, long: 71.39 E, depth: 120 km, location: Afghanistan.”
Earlier on May 19, with fourth consecutive earthquake to hit the country in the last four days, a magnificent earthquake of 4.2 killed Afghanistan.
Sharing details in a post on X, NCS stated that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 km at 08:54 hours (Indian Standards Time).
“EQ of M: 4.2, on: 19/05/2025 08:54:18 IST, Lat: 36.41 N, Long: 70.94 AD, Depth: 140 km, Location: Afghanistan,” NCS said.
Earlier on 18 May, the magnitude 4.5 earthquake shocked Afghanistan. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 150 km.
Earlier on 17 May, the magnitude 4.2 earthquake killed the region.
In a post on X, NCS said, “M: 4.2, but: 17/05/2025 16:26:34 IST, Lat: 36.37 N, long: 69.83 e, depth: 120 km, location: Afghanistan.”
According to the Red Cross, Afghanistan has a history of a powerful earthquake, and the Hindu Kush mountain range is a geologically active area, where there are quakes every year.
Afghanistan sits on several mistake lines between Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, in which a mistake line also runs directly through Herat. Its location on several active mistake lines with a collision area between Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates makes it seismically active area. These plates are found and collides, causing frequent seismic activity.
According to the United Nations Office for coordination of human affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan is highly unsafe for natural disasters including seasonal floods, landslides and earthquakes.
These frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan cause damage to weak communities, who have already been struggling for decades of struggle and low development and have left them with a little flexibility to deal with many shocks together, Anoka noted. (AI)