
Afghanistan rocked by two successive quakes
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Afghanistan was rocked by two successive earthquakes of more than four magnitude on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology said here.
The first earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan at 4:51 am India Standard Time was of 4.3 magnitude. This was followed by a second more powerful tremor of 4.7 magnitude at 5:16 am IST.
The epicentre of both the quakes was located about 280 km from Kabul. The focal depth of the two quakes was over 180 km.