Earthquake of 4.9 magnitude hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan today morning. No damage to life or property has been reported so far.

Updated: December 8, 2016 8:18 AM IST

By Sandhya Dangwal

Earthquake of 4.9 magnitude hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region

New Delhi, Dec 8: An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan, early on Thursday morning. No damage to life or property has been reported so far. On Wednesday, an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Gujarat during morning. Tremors were also felt in parts of Kutch district of Gujarat. As per reports, there was no loss of life or damage to property following the quake.

“An earthquake of 4.2 intensity on Richter scale was recorded with its epicentre being 15 km south-southwest of Rapar in Kutch district,” an official from Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research said.(ALSO READ: Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits off Indonesia’s Aceh, no tsunami alert)

On November 15, Afghanistan witnessed a similar kind of quake of magnitude 5.3. As per United States Geological Survey, the earthquake is mild in nature while the epicentre was reported to be 40 kms south from Jum district of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan, located in the Hindu-Kush mountains. It was stated that tremors were reported in the capital city of Kabul and in neighbouring Pakistan.

Moreover, death toll from 6.5-magnitude quake that struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island early in the morning on Wednesday rises to 97. As per reports, the quake’s epicenter was 12 miles (19 kilometers) southeast of the town of Sigli in Aceh province and no tsunami warnings or advisories were issued. This earthquake in Indonesia is the  second major temblor this year and the most severe one.

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