Massive earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in Pakistan and India

A massive earthquake of 7.0 magnitude jolted Afghanistan on Tuesday. tremors of earthquake were also felt in parts of India and Pakistan. According to Kabul News, earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Bakhshan province.

As per Afghan media, tremors of earthquake were felt in neighbouring countries like Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan. Anor 6.5 magnitude earthquake jolted nation a few minutes later. epicentre this time was near Pakistan, India and Tajikistan border. 

domino effect of earthquake also reached Pakistan after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted country, forcing people to run out of ir homes. Pakistan Meteorological Department stated that epicentre of earthquake this time was Hindukush Region of Afghanistan. As per department, depth of earthquake was 180 kilometres. And tremors were felt in Pakistan’s national capital Islamab as well. As yet, no casualties have been reported yet in all three countries.

Afghanistan: A geographically unfortunate country

Afghanistan is one of most seismically active intercontinental regions in world. According to United States Geological Survey, geographical unfortunate country sits on edge of Eurasian tectonic plate making it more vulnerable to earthquakes. geological location makes sourn Afghanistan, Pakistan and norrn India more prone to earthquakes.

Things become even tougher for Afghanistan since rural populations are thinly spre across region. When it comes to eastern Afghanistan, active faults raised great mountain ranges of Hindukush and Pamir, along with wide belts of lower-elevation mountainous terrain, that are interwoven with low-relief sedimentary basins bounded by faults.