Another earthquake jolted Afghanistan in the wee hours of Thursday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit at 01.09 am (IST) at a depth of 150 km.Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Afghanistan todayTaking it to X, the NCS said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 26-10-2023, 01:09:18 IST, Lat: 37.00 & Long: 72.88, Depth: 150 Km.”An earthquake of Magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale occurred at 1:09 am today in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/9l7X7kiYij— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2023Notably, this is the fourth earthquake to strike the impoverished nation in quick succession and comes just a week after a strong quake in Herat province claimed over 4,000 lives.Recent earthquakes in AfghanistanOn October 15, a 5.4-magnitude quake jolted Afghanistan. Before that, an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 rocked Afghanistan on October 13. Another earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the country earlier on October 11.Last week, in Herat province, an earthquake claimed over 4,000 lives and destroyed thousands of residential houses, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-led ministry.Herat and surrounding regions were shaken by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks.1,983 residential houses destroyed in HeratTaking notes from the recent earthquakes, the Taliban-led Ministry of Disaster Management of Afghanistan has announced that 1,983 residential houses have also been destroyed in 20 villages in Herat on Saturday.The Taliban has not yet given an estimate of the number of deaths and injuries in the earthquake in Herat province.
