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.

Read All About Earthquake in detail: https://iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/earthquake-39

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.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/afghanistan-quake-shakes-north-india-aftershocks-unlikely-8511278/