Pakistan Earthquake: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted Pakistan on Monday at round 4 pm, in line with the Nationwide Middle for Seismology (NCS).
In a publish on the social media platform X, NCS knowledgeable in regards to the earthquake in Pakistan. This was the third quake within the neighbouring nation.
“EQ of M: 4.2, On: 05/05/2025 12:35:23 IST, Lat: 36.60 N, Lengthy: 71.91 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan,” the company mentioned.
EQ of M: 4.2, On: 05/05/2025 16:00:05 IST, Lat: 36.60 N, Lengthy: 72.89 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan.
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— Nationwide Middle for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) Could 5, 2025
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Afghanistan And Myanmar Earthquakes
Alternatively, an earthquake of the identical magnitude was additionally recorded in Afghanistan at 12:35:23 IST on Monday.
Afghanistan was additionally hit by two different earthquakes this week. An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Afghanistan on Saturday and of magnitude 4.5 on Friday. An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 shook the earthquake-prone Myanmar on Could 1 within the afternoon.
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In accordance with ANI, shallow earthquakes are extra harmful than deeper ones attributable to their better power launch nearer to the Earth’s floor, which causes stronger shaking of the bottom and will trigger extra injury to buildings and casualties, in comparison with deeper earthquakes.
Earlier, a number of earthquakes jolted Myanmar in March, a press release by the NCS had said. India had additionally prolonged assist to the neighboring nation.
(with ANI inputs)