Kabul [Afghanistan], October 29 (ANI): Afghanistan was struck by a second earthquake measuring 4.2 magnitude on Wednesday, a press release by the Nationwide Middle for Seismology (NCS) mentioned.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km.
In a put up on X, the NCS mentioned, ‘EQ of M: 4.2, On: 29/10/2025 19:34:42 IST, Lat: 37.37 N, Lengthy: 69.86 E, Depth: 32 Km, Location: Afghanistan.’
https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/standing/1983538619358097413
Earlier within the day, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan at a shallow depth of 10km, making it prone to aftershocks.
In a put up on X, the NCS mentioned, ‘EQ of M: 4.3, On: 29/10/2025 14:43:24 IST, Lat: 37.33 N, Lengthy: 69.93 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.’
https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/standing/1983465317906198856
Shallow earthquakes are typically extra harmful than deep earthquakes. It’s because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to journey to the floor, leading to stronger floor shaking and doubtlessly extra injury to buildings, in addition to larger casualties.
On September 18, India’s Everlasting Consultant to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, reaffirmed India’s dedication to advertise peace, stability and improvement in Afghanistan.
Addressing the UN Safety Council quarterly briefing on Afghanistan, Ambassador Parvathaneni emphasised India’s priorities to supply humanitarian help and implement capacity-building initiatives for the Afghan individuals.
‘India’s quick priorities in Afghanistan embody provision of humanitarian help and implementation of capacity-building initiatives for the Afghan individuals,’ he added.
He additionally reaffirmed India’s dedication to the UN Help Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Ambassador Parvathaneni expressed gratitude to Particular Consultant of the Secretary-Normal (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Help Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva, for her briefing.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India lie in one of the seismically lively zones on the planet, the place the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. The area ceaselessly experiences reasonable to robust earthquakes, typically felt throughout borders because of the proximity of fault strains. (ANI)
