Earthquake of magnitude 4 strikes AfghanistanAfghanistan was hit by several earthquakes recently. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck on Sunday evening, January 18, 2026. Earlier that da...
18 Jan, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
Why is Afghanistan so prone to earthquakes?Afghanistan faces frequent earthquakes. A recent 6.3 magnitude quake killed seven people. The country sits on active tectonic plate boundar...
03 Nov, 2025, 08.46 AM IST
Social media restrictions and two-day internet shutdown rattle AfghanistanAfghanistan's Taliban government recently shut down internet and cellphone services nationwide. This move, impacting businesses and educati...
13 Oct, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
With little aid, Afghanistan's quakes spell 'inter-generational' crisisDevastating earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan have destroyed homes and livestock, leaving thousands homeless and exacerbating an already d...
11 Sep, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200; survivors face aid crunchDevastating earthquakes in Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces have claimed over 2,200 lives and injured thousands, leaving survivo...
04 Sep, 2025, 05.21 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 3.8 jolts AfghanistanAfghanistan was struck by a 3.8 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, following a 4.2 magnitude quake on Saturday. The shallow depth of Sunday's ...
08 Jun, 2025, 09.17 AM IST
Afghanistan rocked by two successive quakesAfghanistan experienced two significant earthquakes on Saturday morning, with magnitudes of 4.3 and 4.7 respectively. The epicentres were l...
29 Mar, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolts AfghanistanAn earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 struck Afghanistan on Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. The tremors were fel...
16 Aug, 2024, 08.20 AM IST
Afghan earthquakes kill 2,445, Taliban say, as deaths mountJanan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said in a message to Reuters that the toll had risen to 2,445 dead, but he revised d...
08 Oct, 2023, 10.50 PM IST
Taliban pledge no interference with quake aid, but many await reliefEven before Wednesday's quake the country was in the grip of a humanitarian crisis, with aid flows and financial assistance severely curtai...
25 Jun, 2022, 09.03 PM IST
Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 peopleIn the district of Gayan, at least 1,000 homes were damaged by the earthquake. Another 800 homes in the Spera district of Khost province we...
24 Jun, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in Afghan quake, news report saysMost of the confirmed deaths were in the eastern province of Paktika, where 255 people were killed and more than 200 injured, Ayubi added. ...
22 Jun, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Hindukush region in Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi-NCRThe epicentre of the quake was near the Afghanistan- Tajikistan border and occurred at a depth of around 190 kilometres.
31 Jan, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
Over 100 killed, more than 1,000 injured as 7.5 magnitude quake strikes PakistanThe quake's epicentre was located near Jurm in northeast Afghanistan, 250 kms from Kabul and at a depth of 213.5 kms, according to the US G...
26 Oct, 2015, 10.01 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls up J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, offers help to Pakistan, AfghanistanPM Modi today spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to take stock of the situation and offered assistance to Paki...
26 Oct, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers help to Afghanistan, Pakistan"I have asked for an urgent assessment, and we stand ready for assistance where required, including Afghanistan and Pakistan," he said.
26 Oct, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
- Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan
A moderate earthquake jolted northeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan early on Sunday, seismologists said.
04 Jan, 2009, 06.07 AM IST