Afghanistan earthquake vs atomic bomb: The strength of the tremors will shock you

Anor massive earthquake was reported in Afghanistan which, according to seismologists, was measured at 5.9 magnitudes on Richter scale.

earthquake's epicentre was traced to  Hindu Kush region in country at a depth of roughly 200 km. According to  National Centre of Seismology (NCS), first jolt was felt at around 7:55 pm around 79 km south of Afghanistan's Fayzab and its shock waves reached cities like Srinagar and Chandigarh in India.  German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) even estimated amount of energy that was produced by shock waves. 

Scientists reveal shocking scale of earthquake

According to estimates of scientists at GFZ, earthquake in Afghanistan produced energy equivalent to 5351 tons of explosive TNT. shock waves were also equivalent to 0.3 times energy produced after detonation of an atomic bomb.

atomic bombs codenamed 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' for instance, which were dropped in Japanese towns Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II produced energy equivalent to 15,000 tons and 21,000 tons of TNT on explosion. For a much-clear idea of strength of earthquake, it produced about 6.3 gigawatt hours of energy, which is enough to power 4.5 million average-sized houses. 

tremors of earthquake was so strong that tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand along with or countries such as Tajikistan and Pakistan. Prior to this, an earthquake was reported in norrn India on January 1. NCS reported that tremors of magnitude 3.8 were felt in Delhi-NCR region and its epicentre was in Haryana's Jhajjar, where earthquake originated from a depth of 5 km.  

So far, no reports of casualties have been reported from Afghanistan or any or regions in India. Afghanistan, however, has been subjected to dely earthquakes in past, with recent one in mid-2022 killing thousands of people in country. In July last year, country was struck with a 5.9 magnitude earthquake which turned out to be most dely as it killed over 1,000 Afghanis. According to International Rescue Community, thousands more were injured and at least 1,800 houses were destroyed.