
When a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck Afghanistan, vibrations could be felt as far away as Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. The Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, 418 kilometers northwest of the Gulmarg district of Jammu and Kashmir, was the epicenter of this earthquake.
The earthquake, which had a depth of 181 kilometers, happened at 9:31 p.m., according to NCS.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:5.8, Occurred on 05-08-2023, 21:31:48 IST, Lat: 36.38 & Long: 70.77, Depth: 181 Km ,Location: Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan”, tweeted NCS.