Ariana: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 hit the mountainous region of Afghanistan, west of the Capital City Kabul, last night on Feb. 18, 2021, 22:48 local time. So far there were no damages or casualties immediately reported. Click here to read more (external link).
India TV: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Afghanistan early on Thursday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt 237km NNE of Kabul, at 05:33:10 IST. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property, because of the quake. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 20, 2019 A strong earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, forcing residents into the streets in the Afghan and Pakistani capitals, Islamabad and Kabul, reports say. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the December 20 earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale
1TV: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was recorded in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of major damage. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Baghlan province in the north of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, injuring nine people and damaging 60 residential houses. Mohammad Naseer Kohzad, Natural Disaster Management Director in Baghlan province, told Ariana News that the epicenter of the jolt was Hindu Kush mountains range, 14 kilometers far away from Pul-e-Khumri, the capital
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 9, 2018 A strong earthquake has struck a remote region of Tajikistan, with tremors felt in the capitals of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.2-magnitude quake was centered in a mountainous border region near Afghanistan. In Islamabad and Kabul, people fled their offices and homes. There
theirworld.org: Afghanistan and Turkey are two of the world’s earthquake hotspots – and both are making huge efforts to upgrade or replace thousands of at-risk schools. The Afghan government is planning to build 20,000 new schools to help it reach full enrollment by 2030. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News January 31, 2018 A young Pakistani girl was killed Wednesday by a strong earthquake that struck several thousand kilometers away in northeast Afghanistan. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the 6.1 magnitude quake was located about 35 kilometers south of Jarm in the Hindu Kush region near the border with Tajikistan,
KABUL, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — A slight quake jolted Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan, Takhar and the northern Kunduz and Baghlan provinces on Sunday, but no casualty has been reported. The tremor, according to locals and officials, occurred at around 01:40 p.m. local time in the said areas. “The tremor struck Badakhshan province but fortunately it was not
VOA News October 28, 2017 An earthquake struck in a mountainous region in northeastern Afghanistan late Saturday and could be felt in nearby Pakistan. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 5.2 magnitude quake in the Hindu Kush region, while the Pakistan Meteorological Department recorded the temblor at 5.7 magnitude. There were no immediate reports of