Over 1000 feared death in Afghanistan earthquake

The earthquake in Afghanistan has caused great devastation. There was an earthquake of 6.1 magnitude. After this, there was only ruin and destruction all around. According to an Afghan official, more than 1000 people have died in this earthquake so far. This figure keeps is likely to keep on increasing. At the same time, more than 1500 people have also been reported injured. According to officials, hundreds of houses have also been destroyed due to the earthquake.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake was about 44 km from the city of Khost in Afghanistan and was at a depth of 51 km. This earthquake was so strong that people also felt tremors in Lahore, Multan, Quetta of neighboring Pakistan. Apart from this, there are reports of tremors being felt in India as well.

Earlier on Tuesday night, earthquake tremors were felt in Pakistan too. An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude occurred here at 2:24 pm. Apart from this, earthquake tremors were also felt in Malaysia late in the night. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.1 here.

How does an earthquake occur?

The main reason for the occurrence of earthquakes is the collision of tectonic plates inside the earth. There are seven plates inside the earth which are constantly rotating. When these plates collide at some place, there is a fault line zone and the corners of the surface are twisted. Due to the twisting of the corners of the surface, pressure builds up there and the plates start breaking. Due to the breaking of these plates, the energy inside finds a way out, due to which the earth shakes and we consider it an earthquake.