Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude hits Afghanistan, no casualties reported

Afghanistan: On Tuesday morning, in a post on microblogging site X, An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan.

The NCS said that earthquake occurred at 120 km below the surface and at latitude 36.33 and longitude 70.70. However, there were no casualty or loss of property has been reported so far.

The NCS tweet on social media platform X,”Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 12-12-2023, 07:35:44 IST, Lat: 36.33 & Long: 70.70, Depth: 120 Km ,Location: Afghanistan”

Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 12-12-2023, 07:35:44 IST, Lat: 36.33 & Long: 70.70, Depth: 120 Km ,Location: Afghanistan for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/xtIRIiPArm @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @KirenRijiju @Ravi_MoES @DDNewslive @Dr_Mishra1966 pic.twitter.com/zu4XPgVJBx

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) December 12, 2023

In October, the country’s national disaster authority said that strong aftershocks following a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan. Nearly 2,000 people killed in one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit the country in two decades