A Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan

There have been no reports of material damage or casualties as of yet

Written by Spriha Rai July 15, 2023

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.3 earthquake 185 kilometres south-southeast of Afghanistan’s Fayzabad on Saturday.

The earthquake struck at 12:49 a.m. IST on Saturday, according to NCS. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 215 km.

National Centre for Seismology tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 15-07-2023, 00:49:39 IST, Lat: 35.52 & Long: 71.20, Depth: 215 Km, Location: 185km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan”, through its official Twitter handle.

Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 15-07-2023, 00:49:39 IST, Lat: 35.52 & Long: 71.20, Depth: 215 Km ,Location: 185km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/r81yYtmhYV @Indiametdept @ndmaindia @KirenRijiju @Dr_Mishra1966 pic.twitter.com/d17WuoutWD

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) July 14, 2023

According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 rocked south-eastern Fayzabad, Afghanistan, earlier on June 26. The quake’s depth was measured at 31 km.

The NCS reported that the earthquake occurred at 12:16 am (IST) and that its epicentre was located at Latitude 36.43 and Longitude 71.48, respectively.

There have been no reports of material damage or casualties as of yet.

More information is awaited.

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