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Afghanistan experienced an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 in the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake occurred at 06:09 AM Indian Standard Time (IST) at a depth of 80 kilometres.
The NCS provided coordinates for the tremor on social media, noting: “EQ of M: 3.7, On: 24/10/2025 06:09:41 IST, Lat: 36.38 N, Long: 71.14 E, Depth: 80 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”
This follows a series of earthquakes in the region. Earlier this week on Oct 22, a magnitude 5.0 tremor hit Afghanistan, according to NCS data. Reuters, citing the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the magnitude to be 5.1, which struck the Hindu Kush region.
The quake occurred at a depth of 244 kilometres, according to EMSC.
