An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Afghanistan’s Fayzabad

The National Center for Seismology reported that an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 has hit Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning.The earthquake struck 89 kilometre east of Fayzabad and had a depth of 112 km.The National Center for Seismology tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:5.1, Occurred on 11-10-2022, 04:53:06 IST, Lat: 36.91 & Long: 71.53, Depth: 112 Km, Location: 89km ESE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.”This quake follows 22 June earthquake that struck south-eastern Afghanistan, leading to wide-scale destruction across already vulnerable districts in Paktika, Paktya and Khost provinces.