Earthquake shocks in Afghanistan.
Earthquake shocks in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Earthquake:An earthquake has been felt in Afghanistan this morning. National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude occurred this morning i.e. on December 12 at 7.35 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 120 km from the surface. Due to these earthquake shocks not decreasing, an atmosphere of fear has been created among the people. However, no information about any damage has been revealed so far.
The earth was trembling even a day ago
Just a day earlier, an earthquake of 4.4 magnitude had occurred in Faizabad, Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of about 180 km southeast of Faizabad. Details of the damage caused by the earthquake were not given. A series of earthquakes struck Afghanistan in October, killing more than 4,000 people. More than 2 thousand houses were destroyed. The people of Afghanistan are feeling strong tremors of earthquake one after the other. The earthquake in Afghanistan was considered worse than that in Syria and Turkey. The United Nations office has announced $5 million in aid to deal with the earthquake. The World Health Organization expressed concern about shelter, food and medical facilities for survivors of the disaster.
Reason for frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan lies on the Alpine-Himalayan Belt, a region that runs along two tectonic plates, the Indian Plate in the south and the Eurasian Plate in the north. Also known as the Alpide Belt, it is a region that puts Afghanistan at constant risk of earthquakes. Four earthquakes struck the country’s Herat in October 2023 alone, all measuring around 6 on the Richter scale. Thousands of people died in those seismic events.
Three of those plates, the Arabian, Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, meet in Afghanistan, along with the Alpide Belt. The Alpide Belt is approximately 15,000 km long, extending from the southern part of Eurasia to the Himalayas and the Atlantic. Tectonic plates rest on layers of fluid, partly molten rock, and move when magma rises from the Earth’s core.
