Magnitude 4 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

ANI
16 May 2025, 03:00 GMT+10

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Friday.

The tremor occurred at 00:47:40 IST, with its epicentre located at a latitude of 36.56N and longitude of 70.99E, at a depth of 120 kilometres.

Sharing a post on X, the National Center for Seismology wrote, 'EQ of M: 4.0, On: 16/05/2025 00:47:40 IST, Lat: 36.56 N, Long: 70.99 E, Depth: 120 Km, Location: Afghanistan.'

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1923099227195900050

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

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