Afghanistan was struck by a second earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on Monday, the Nationwide Centre for Seismology (NCS) mentioned.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23 kilometres.
In a publish on X, the NCS mentioned, “EQ of M: 6.3, On: 03/11/2025 01:59:02 IST, Lat: 36.51 N, Lengthy: 67.50 E, Depth: 23 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”
Preliminary experiences counsel that the earthquake struck close to the town of Mazar-i-Sharif and the city of Khulm within the early hours of Monday morning native time. The capital of northern Balkh province, Mazar-i-Sharif, is likely one of the most populated cities in northern Afghanistan, CNN reported.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) fashions estimate the shaking may end in a whole lot of fatalities, in accordance with CNN.
“A number of provinces of the nation have been as soon as once more shaken by a powerful earthquake at round 1 a.m. (3:30 p.m. ET Sunday),” the Afghanistan Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority mentioned in a press release shared with CNN.
Based on a report by CNN, the earthquake was additionally felt in elements of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan — three international locations bordering northern Afghanistan.
A resident of Mazar-i-Sharif informed CNN that her household “awakened terrified” when the quake struck, together with her kids working “down the steps screaming.”
Rahima, a former schoolteacher, informed the community she had “by no means skilled such a powerful earthquake” earlier than, including that a number of home windows have been shattered and the plaster on her partitions was broken.
Based on CNN, an orange alert was issued by the USGS PAGER system, which predicts financial and human loss after earthquakes.
“Vital casualties are probably, and the catastrophe is probably widespread. Previous occasions with this alert degree have required a regional or nationwide degree response,” it mentioned.
Earlier within the day, an earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Afghanistan at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, making it inclined to aftershocks.
In a publish on X, the NCS mentioned, “EQ of M: 3.9, On: 02/11/2025 20:40:52 IST, Lat: 36.50 N, Lengthy: 71.08 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”
Shallow earthquakes are usually extra harmful than deep earthquakes. It is because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to journey to the floor, leading to stronger floor shaking and probably extra injury to constructions, in addition to larger casualties.