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A Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan

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.

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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Spriha Rai

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