The National Center for Seismology, NCS, has reported that a powerful earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon at 12:17 pm IST.
The quake’s epicentre was located at 36.10 degrees North latitude and 71.20 degrees East longitude, with a depth of 130 kilometres.
Tremors from the earthquake were said to be felt across several northern regions of India, including Jammu and Kashmir and the Delhi-NCR area.
Although there have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation.
The NCS confirmed the seismic activity via a post on social media platform X.
This is coming after a similar tremor that occurred earlier in the week.
DAILY POST recalls that a 5.6 magnitude earthquake was on Wednesday, recorded in Afghanistan, with its epicentre approximately 164 km east of Baghlan.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, EMSC, initially reported the quake as 6.4 in magnitude but later revised it to 5.6.
