Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

The earthquake occurred at 20:05 am (IST) on Monday. According to NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 173 kilometres.

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"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 28-08-2023, 10:05:08 IST, Lat: 36.41 & Long: 70.44, Depth: 173 Km, Location: Afghanistan," NCS said on 'X', formerly known as Twitter.

Earlier, on August 18, an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted areas 423 kilometres west of Afghanistan's Kabul.

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The earthquake occurred at 9:16 pm (IST) on Friday. According to NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 100 kilometres.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 18-08-2023, 21:16:05 IST, Lat: 33.92 & Long: 64.67, Depth: 100 Km, Location: 423km W of Kabul, Afghanistan," NCS had said on 'X'.

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake activity in the country. NCS maintains a National Seismological Network of 155 stations each having state-of-the-art equipment. (ANI)

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