Afghanistan: Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Fayzabad

A medium-intensity earthquake struck near Afghanistan's Fayzabad district on Friday. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 4.1 on Richter Scale. According to the National Center for Seismology, the quake occurred 101 km south of Fayzabad.

Written by: Sumit Sharma

Updated Mar 10, 2023 | 09:42 AM IST

Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad (Reprsentational image)

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Fayzabad: A medium-intensity earthquake struck near Afghanistan 's Fayzabad district on Friday. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 4.1 on Richter Scale . According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred 101 km south of Fayzabad.
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There are no reports of any casualties or collateral damage due to the earthquake. Notably, panic gripped the area after the tremors.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 10-03-2023, 07:57:21 IST, Lat: 36.19 & Long: 70.63, Depth: 166 Km ,Location: 101km S of Fayzabad," the NCS in a tweet said.
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Notably, it was the fourth earthquake that hit Afghanistan in a week. On Thursday also, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit 285km ENE of Fayzabad. No casualty or damage to property was reorted in that earthquake.
Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred in Afghanistan. Earlier on March 2, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck the Fayzabad region of Afghanistan at 2:35 am IST. According to National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake struck at a depth of 245 kilometres at a latitude of 37.73 and a longitude of 73.47.
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