Kabul [Afghanistan], January 7 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Afghanistan within the early hours of Wednesday, as reported by the Nationwide Centre for Seismology (NCS).
In response to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 01:34 hours IST at a depth of 110 kilometres.
‘EQ of M: 3.6, On: 07/01/2026 01:34:51 IST, Lat: 34.88 N, Lengthy: 71.04 E, Depth: 110 Km, Location: Afghanistan’, it wrote on X.
https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/standing/2008633879176114223?s=20
Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck Afghanistan on Tuesday, as per the NCS.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100km. In a submit on X, the NCS mentioned, ‘EQ of M: 4.0, On: 06/01/2026 10:55:38 IST, Lat: 35.02 N, Lengthy: 69.31 E, Depth: 100 Km, Location: Afghanistan.’
Afghanistan steadily experiences earthquakes, significantly within the Hindu Kush area, which lies in a extremely energetic seismic zone, in keeping with the Crimson Cross.
Afghanistan’s vulnerability to earthquakes is linked to its location alongside the collision zone between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. A significant fault line additionally passes by components of the nation, together with the Herat area.
The United Nations Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) notes that Afghanistan stays extraordinarily weak to pure disasters, together with earthquakes, landslides and seasonal flooding. Repeated tremors worsen the scenario for communities already combating a long time of battle and restricted improvement, leaving them with minimal resilience to resist a number of shocks. (ANI)
