Earthquake of 4.7 magnitude Jolts Afghanistan

An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale was felt 285 km East-northeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Thursday, reported the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Taking to Twitter, NCS said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.7, Occurred on 09-03-2023, 07:06:38 IST, Lat: 38.22 & Long: 73.47, Depth: 107 Km, Location: 285km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.”

This is the third earthquake in Afghanistan within 8 days. A day back,  an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit at a depth of 136 km at a longitude of 65.91 and latitude of 34.53 in Afghanistan.

On March 2, another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck the Fayzabad region of Afghanistan at 2:35 am IST. According to National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake struck at a depth of 245 kilometres at a latitude of 37.73 and a longitude of 73.47.