Two powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan The first earthquake of magnitude 5.3 shook western Afghanistan. On Monday, Jan. 17, at least 26 people were killed and hundreds of houses destroyed. A Badgis provincial spokesman said most of the victims of the quake were in Khadis district. in the province of Badgis He died because the roof of the house collapsed and fell over. while the district of Muk Badgis Province was also damaged by the earthquake
According to the US Geographic Survey (USGS), the epicenter of a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan. shallow The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Information Center said the 5.3-magnitude earthquake had a depth of 30 km from the surface.
Two hours later, a 4.9-magnitude quake struck again as the head of the Ministry of Emergency Operations Emergency Operations confirmed the death toll. and more than 700 houses were destroyed.
Afghanistan is facing a dire humanitarian crisis. After the Taliban seized power in the country since August 2021 by Khadis district. in the province of Badgis It is one of the country’s worst affected areas. both drought and received little foreign aid over the past 20 years.
Afghanistan is a country that experiences frequent earthquakes. especially in the Hindu Kus mountains It is located near the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate, and in 2015 a 7.5-magnitude earthquake killed nearly 280 people.
