Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolts parts of Afghanistan

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday.

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake struck at a depth of 173 kilometres.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 28-08-2023, 10:05:08 IST, Lat: 36.41 & Long: 70.44, Depth: 173 Km, Location: Afghanistan," NCS said on 'X', formerly known as Twitter.

Earlier a week ago, on August 18, an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolted areas 423 kilometres west of Afghanistan's Kabul. The earthquake occurred at 9:16 pm (IST) on Friday.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 18-08-2023, 21:16:05 IST, Lat: 33.92 & Long: 64.67, Depth: 100 Km, Location: 423km W of Kabul, Afghanistan," NCS had said on 'X'.

(with inputs from PTI)