Afghanistan Earthquake: Eight people died, one child injured due to earthquake in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Earthquake, Eight Dead, One Child Injured, Earthquake

Kabul, April 4. Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude felt in Afghanistan. Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Hammad said that at least eight people have died in this earthquake in northern Afghanistan. Hammad said late on Friday that a house collapsed in Kabul province after the earthquake, killing eight people and injuring a child. Strong tremors were also felt in the capital Kabul. According to the report of news agency Xinhua, the epicenter of the earthquake was initially found at 36.55 degrees north latitude and 70.85 degrees east longitude. Apart from this, the depth of the earthquake was 186.4 kilometers.

Earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Delhi-NCR and North India on Friday night, due to which panic spread among the people and they came out of homes and office buildings. Earthquake tremors were felt from many places including Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad as well as Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and adjoining areas. People said that while sitting, they suddenly felt tremors, due to which furniture and other things kept or hanging in the house started shaking. Many people said that the tremors lasted for a few seconds but were so strong that they could be clearly felt even inside the house. In many residential areas, people came out of their homes as a precaution, while those in offices came out of the buildings briefly.

Many types of natural disasters occur in Afghanistan, but earthquakes cause the highest number of deaths here. On average, about 560 people are killed each year and losses amount to about $80 million annually. Studies show that at least 355 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5.0 have occurred in Afghanistan since 1990. Afghanistan lies on the edge of the Eurasian tectonic plate, which shares a transition zone with the Indian Plate. This means the two can meet or touch each other, and it is also influenced by the Arabian Plate to its south, making it one of the most tectonically active areas in the world.

The northward movement of the Indian Plate and its collision with the Eurasian Plate is usually responsible for many earthquakes in Afghanistan. Eastern and north-eastern Afghanistan, especially areas along its borders with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, are particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. This includes densely populated Kabul, where earthquakes cause the highest average estimated damage each year, at $17 million, according to the study. Earthquakes are especially dangerous in the mountains of Afghanistan. Here they can trigger landslides, causing increased loss of life and property.