Kabul [Afghstan], May 3 : An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Afghstan on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said in a tweet.
The earthquake occurred at 3:21 pm IST on Wednesday and hit Afghstan at a depth of 169 Kilometers, according to NCS.
NCS tweeted, "Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 03-05-2023, 15:21:18 IST, Lat: 36.40 & Long: 70.69, Depth: 169 Km, Location: Afghstan."
No casualties have been reported yet. Further details are awaited.
On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck 96 km East Southeast of Fayzabad, Afghstan on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.
The earthquake occurred at 4:01 pm IST and hit Afghstan's Fayzabad at a depth of 72 km, the NCS informed.
The National Center for Seismology in a tweet stated, "Earthquake of Magnitude:5.1, Occurred on 02-05-2023, 16:01:56 IST, Lat: 36.86 & Long: 71.59, Depth: 72 Km, Location: 96km ESE of Fayzabad, Afghstan."
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