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