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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts Afghanistan's Fayzabad

Afghanistan Earthquake: The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 5:51 am IST on Thursday and at a depth of 172 Kilometers.

Published on: May 11, 2023, 07:49:05 IST
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted 99 kilometres south-southwest of Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

Afghanistan Earthquake: The earthquake struck at a depth of 172 Kilometers. (Representational)
Afghanistan Earthquake: The earthquake struck at a depth of 172 Kilometers. (Representational)

The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 5:51 am IST on Thursday and at a depth of 172 Kilometers. NCS tweeted, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 11-05-2023, 05:51:03 IST, Lat: 36.33 & Long: 69.98, Depth: 172 Km, Location: 99km SSW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan."

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No casualty has been reported yet. Further details are awaited.

Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted 116 kilometres South East of Fayzabad in Afghanistan, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed in a tweet.

The earthquake occurred at 3:32 am IST on Tuesday and hit at a depth of 120 kilometres. The NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 09-05-2023, 03:32:23 IST, Lat: 36.47 & Long: 71.59, Depth: 120 Km, Location: 116km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.”

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