Afghanistan rocked by two successive quakes

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.
 

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