Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolts Afghanistan, quakes rattle Tibet, Dhaka too

KABUL, TIBET, DHAKA: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter Scale has struck Afghanistan, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning at 04:43 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).

The NCS shared the details in a post on X, saying that the earthquake occurred at Latitude 35.83 N, Longitude 70.60 E. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 75 kilometres. “EQ of M: 5.9, On: 16/04/2025 04:43:58 IST, Lat: 35.83 N, Long: 70.60 E, Depth: 75 Km, Location: Hindu Kush, Afghanistan”, NCS wrote on X.

EQ of M: 5.9, On: 16/04/2025 04:43:58 IST, Lat: 35.83 N, Long: 70.60 E, Depth: 75 Km, Location: Hindu Kush, Afghanistan.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) April 15, 2025

As per the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, including seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.

These frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan cause damage to vulnerable communities, which are already grappling with decades of conflict and under-development and have left them with little resilience to cope with multiple simultaneous shocks, UNOCHA noted.

Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain range is a geologically active area where quakes occur every year, according to the Red Cross.

Afghanistan sits on numerous fault lines between the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, with a fault line also running directly through Herat.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale struck Tibet on Wednesday at 3:50 am (IST), the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said on Wednesday. According to NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 26 kilometres. The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at latitude 27.87 N and longitude 87.65 E.

In a post on X, the NCS stated, “EQ of M: 4.2, On: 16/04/2025 03:50:33 IST, Lat: 27.87 N, Long: 87.65 E, Depth: 26 Km, Location: Tibet.”

EQ of M: 4.2, On: 16/04/2025 03:50:33 IST, Lat: 27.87 N, Long: 87.65 E, Depth: 26 Km, Location: Tibet.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) April 15, 2025

Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck Tibet at 11:01 am (IST), a statement by the NCS said. As per the NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, making it susceptible to aftershocks.

In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 3.5, On: 15/04/2025 11:01:56 IST, Lat: 28.90 N, Long: 87.67 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet.” Late on Monday night, another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale struck Tibet at a shallow depth of 10km. “EQ of M: 4.1, On: 14/04/2025 21:48:42 IST, Lat: 31.56 N, Long: 93.40 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet”, NCS posted on X.

An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 on the Richter Scale struck Bangladesh, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning at 05:07 am Indian Standard Time (IST).

Sharing the details in a post on X, the NCS said that the earthquake occurred at latitude 24.89 N and longitude 91.16 E. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 kilometres. “EQ of M: 2.9, On: 16/04/2025 05:07:16 IST, Lat: 24.89 N, Long: 91.16 E, Depth: 14 Km, Location: Bangladesh”, NCS wrote on X.

EQ of M: 2.9, On: 16/04/2025 05:07:16 IST, Lat: 24.89 N, Long: 91.16 E, Depth: 14 Km, Location: Bangladesh.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) April 15, 2025

As per the website of NCS, previously an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 had occured on April 11 in Bangladesh at a depth of 10 kilometres. (ANI)