Today’s earthquake in Afghanistan: The National Center for Seismology (NCS) statement said that the Richter scale shocked Afghanistan’s 3.8 earthquake on Sunday. According to the NCS, earthquakes occur at shallow depths of 10 kilometers, making them susceptible to aftershocks.
In an article on X, NCS said: “M:3.8, on:08/06/2025 07:53:19 IST, LAT:36.61 N, Long:71.36 E, Depth:10 km, Location, Location, Location: Afghanistan.”
M: 3.8, on: 08/06/2025 07: 53:19 IST, LAT: 36.61 N, Long: 71.36 E, depth: 10 km, location: Afghanistan.
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Shallow earthquakes like this are more dangerous than deeper earthquakes because they have greater energy and are close to the Earth’s surface. This causes ground to shake and increases damage to structure and casualties compared to deeper earthquakes that lose energy as they head to the ground.
The NCS said an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shocked the area earlier Saturday.
NCS shared details of the earthquake on X, “M: 4.2, on: 07/06/2025 01: 05:55 IST, LAT: 36.50 N, LONG: 67.82 E, Depth: 126 km, Location, Location, Location: Afghanistan.”
According to the Red Cross, Afghanistan has a strong earthquake history and the Kush Mountains in India are the geological area for annual geological activities.
Afghanistan is located on many fault lines between India and Eurasian tectonic plates, which also run directly through Herat. It is located on several active fault lines in the collision zone between India and Eurasian tectonic plates, making it a seismic-active area. These plates meet and collide, resulting in frequent seismic activity.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan remains vulnerable to natural disasters, including seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.
Unocha noted that these frequent Afghan earthquakes can harm vulnerable communities that have been struggling with decades of conflict and inadequate development and leave them with little resilience to deal with multiple simultaneous shocks.
