Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Afghanistan

Mar 17, 2024

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 : An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said.
The earthquake took place at 19:59:23 IST at a depth of 169 km.
In a post on X, the NCS wrote, " Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 17-03-2024, 19:59:23 IST, Lat: 36.66 & Long: 71.43, Depth: 169 Km ,Region: Afghanistan."
Further details are awaited.

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