EARTHQUAKE
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- Northern India felt strong tremors of an earthquake that occurred in north-eastern Afghanistan, about 1,000 km north of New Delhi.
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Details
- The US Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquake to be 6.5 in magnitude, and located about 300 km northwest of Kabul, towards the border with Tajikistan.
- The epicenter of the earthquake was 133 kilometres from Fayzabad in Afghanistan.
- The Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan experiences unique tectonic forces and is a site of frequent earthquakes.
Reason:
- On one side it feels the forces of the Indian tectonic plate getting under the Himalayas, a phenomenon that is occurring throughout the Himalayan ranges.
- From the other side, the Eurasian plate is subducting into the Pamir Mountain ranges. In addition, there are local fault lines as well.
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