4.2 magnitude of Earthquake hits Afghanistan

Afghanistan: On early hours of Thursday, An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale hits Afghanistan. The tremors were felt at around 5:44 am, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

On social media platform X, the NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 28-03-2024, 05:44:02 IST, Lat: 36.36 & Long: 71.18, Depth: 124 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”

Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 28-03-2024, 05:44:02 IST, Lat: 36.36 & Long: 71.18, Depth: 124 Km ,Location: Afghanistan for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/q9StKQU7ot @KirenRijiju @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @Indiametdept @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/tnTL8xo4Px

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) March 28, 2024

According to the NCS data, the epicentre of the quake was found to be at latitude 36.36 and longitude 71.18 at a depth of 124 km. However, no casualties reported so far due to this earthquake.

The earthquake took place at 19:59:23 IST at a depth of 169 km. Earlier this month, the National Centre for Seismology said that an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan.