An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Afghanistan on Monday (May 19, 2025) morning, mentioned National Centre of Seismology.
This is the fourth consecutive earthquake to hit the nation within the final 4 days.
Sharing the main points in a submit on X, NCS mentioned that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 140km at 08:54 hours (Indian Standard Time).
“EQ of M: 4.2, On: 19/05/2025 08:54:18 IST, Lat: 36.41 N, Long: 70.94 E, Depth: 140 Km, Location: Afghanistan,” NCS mentioned.
Earlier on Sunday (May 18, 2025), an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 had jolted Afghanistan. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 150km.
Previously on May 17, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck the area. In a submit on X, the NCS mentioned, “EQ of M: 4.2, On: 17/05/2025 16:26:34 IST, Lat: 36.37 N, Long: 69.83 E, Depth: 120 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”
On May 16, one other earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck the area.”EQ of M: 4.0, On: 16/05/2025 00:47:40 IST, Lat: 36.56 N, Long: 70.99 E, Depth: 120 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan has a historical past of highly effective earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain vary is a geologically energetic space the place quakes happen yearly, in response to the Red Cross.
Afghanistan sits on quite a few fault strains between the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, with a fault line additionally working instantly by Herat. Its location on a number of energetic fault strains alongside the collision zone between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates makes it a seismically energetic area. These plates meet and collide, inflicting frequent seismic exercise.
As per the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan stays extremely susceptible to pure disasters, together with seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.
These frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan trigger injury to susceptible communities, that are already grappling with a long time of battle and under-development and have left them with little resilience to deal with a number of simultaneous shocks, UNOCHA famous.
Published – May 19, 2025 11:50 am IST
