Overview
- India’s National Center for Seismology reported the tremor at 06:09:41 IST with an epicentre at 36.38 N, 71.14 E and a depth of 80 km.
- Authorities reported no immediate significant damage or casualties from the event.
- The quake is the fourth reported in less than a month in the region, underscoring sustained seismic activity.
- Earlier this week, agencies logged a separate event around Oct 22 at about magnitude 5.0–5.1, with EMSC citing a deep 244 km focus in the Hindu Kush.
- On Oct 17, the USGS recorded a magnitude 5.5 quake 47 km north-northwest of Khandud at 43 km depth, illustrating how shallower events can produce stronger surface shaking along the Indian–Eurasian plate boundary.