Fayzabad: An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan’s Fayzabad on Monday, the National Center for Seismology ( NCS ) mentioned. The earthquake occurred at 07:08 am (IST) on Monday. According to NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 158 kilometres.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:4.4, Occurred on 04-09-2023, 07:08:57 IST, Lat: 35.41 & Long: 71.20, Depth: 158 Km, Location: 196km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan,” NCS mentioned on X. Earlier, on August 28, an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted components of Afghanistan.

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal company of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake exercise within the nation. NCS maintains a National Seismological Network of 155 stations every having state-of-the-art gear.