The earthquake hit at round 10.26 pm at a depth of 160 kilometres in southern Afghanistan. It occurred at 34.58 N latitude and 70.66 E longitude, in response to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar.
Earthquake tremors have been felt in Delhi-NCR and different elements of north India, together with Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday night time after a quake of magnitude 5.8 hit southern Afghanistan, mentioned the Meteorological Centre Srinagar (MCS).
The earthquake hit at round 10.26 pm at a depth of 160 kilometres in southern Afghanistan. It occurred at 34.58 N latitude and 70.66 E longitude, in response to the MCS.
Third earthquake in lower than per week
That is the third earthquake that has hit Afghanistan in lower than per week. Whereas the primary quake of 6.3 magnitude hit Afghanistan on Sunday, the second earthquake of 5.3 magnitude occurred on Tuesday.
The Sunday’s quake had left greater than 2,000 lifeless in Afghanistan. Based on the Taliban, the demise toll in Afghanistan stands at 2,205, with the vast majority of casualties in Kunar. Rescue operations are nonetheless underway in Afghanistan, however the tough terrain has hindered the aid efforts.
“Tents have been arrange for individuals, and the supply of first assist and emergency provides is ongoing,” Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat mentioned, including that rescue efforts are nonetheless underway.
Help companies urge nations to ship funds to assist Afghanistan
With the state of affairs remaining grim in Afghanistan, assist companies have urged the worldwide group to extend funding to Afghanistan. “Afghans are weary of this unending disaster upon disaster, which they’ve to fulfill with dwindling exterior assist and their very own usually determined efforts,” mentioned Thamindri De Silva, nationwide director of World Imaginative and prescient Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
“Worldwide governments are queasy about investing within the longer-term options that may deal with the drivers of crises, comparable to the shortage of preparedness, rural well being care, and fragile infrastructure that made the impacts of those earthquakes so devastating,” De Silva added.