15-oct : Afghanistan was shaken on Sunday by an earthquake with a Richter scale value of 5.4, according to the National Centre for Seismology. Notably, this earthquake is the third to quickly strike the underdeveloped country, and it occurs just one week after a powerful earthquake in Herat province that killed over 4,000 people. The earthquake reportedly took place at a depth of 10 km at 9:26 am (IST), according to NCS. The NCS announced the earthquake on X (previously Twitter): “Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.4, Occurred on 15 October 2023, 09:26:34 IST, Lat: 34.24 & Long: 62.55, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan.” Earlier, on October 13, Afghanistan was rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6. On October 11, Afghanistan was shaken by a second earthquake, this one measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale.According to the Taliban-run government, an earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat province last week resulted in the deaths of almost 4,000 people and the destruction of thousands of homes. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake and its strong aftershocks on Saturday shook Herat and the nearby areas. According to the Ministry of Disaster Management in Afghanistan, which is run by the Taliban, 1,983 residential buildings were also damaged on Saturday in 20 villages in Herat. The number of fatalities and injuries caused by the earthquake in Herat have not yet been broken down by the Taliban.
