Overview
- India’s National Center for Seismology logged the quake at 10 km depth near 36.76°N, 72.08°E early on December 19.
- Officials reported no casualties or infrastructure damage as monitoring agencies cautioned that aftershocks are possible.
- A separate magnitude 4.0 event at 22 km depth was recorded on December 15 in the same broader region.
- The latest tremor follows a November 4 magnitude 6.3 quake in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 27 and injured hundreds, according to Afghan authorities.
- Experts cite Afghanistan’s location on active faults within the Indian–Eurasian collision zone and widespread vulnerable construction as drivers of heightened risk.