The earthquake hit within the early hours of the morning at 06:30 am Indian Normal Time (IST), the NCS famous.
As per the Nationwide Centre of Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. It was recorded on the Latitude 37.10 N and Longitude 71.12 E within the Badakhshan area of Afghanistan.
The small print had been additionally shared on X.
“EQ of M: 4.5, On: 22/12/2024 06:30:26 IST, Lat: 37.10 N, Lengthy: 71.12 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan”.
Badakhshan area of Afghanistan is a mountainous area liable to pure calamities.Within the final thirty days, over 5 earthquakes hit the area in Afghanistan, the Nationwide Centre of Seismology reported.As per the United Nations Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan stays extremely susceptible to pure disasters, together with seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.
These frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan trigger injury to susceptible communities, that are already grappling with many years of battle and under-development and have left them with little resilience to deal with a number of simultaneous shocks, UNOCHA famous. (ANI)
