NCS Logs New Quakes Across Region as 4.4 Hits Afghanistan and 3.9 Reported in Tajikistan

Overview

• The National Center for Seismology reported a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Afghanistan on December 1 at 163 km depth, following a magnitude 4.3 earlier the same day at 90 km.
• A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Tajikistan on December 2 (UTC) at a depth of 75 km, according to NCS.
• Tibet recorded a magnitude 3.3 event on December 1 at a depth of 50 km, NCS data show.
• Nepal registered a magnitude 4.2 shallow quake on November 30 at 10 km, with no injuries or damage reported.
• Myanmar experienced a magnitude 2.8 tremor on November 29 at 10 km, and reports note that shallow events near 10 km can generate stronger shaking and aftershocks in this plate-collision zone.