5.9 magnitude earthquake kills 8 people in Afghanistan Terrors felt in Delhi-NCR and Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan also trembles

Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan. At least 8 people have been killed in the earthquake along the Afghan-Tajikistan border. At least 8 people were killed and a child was injured in an earthquake in Afghanistan's Kabul late on Friday evening. The tremors of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake were also felt in several parts of Pakistan, although no casualties were reported in Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the earthquake was felt at 9:13 pm. Its epicentre was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan and its depth was 190 km below the ground. The tremors were felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Punjab. At least 20 people were killed in an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan on November 3, 2025. Hundreds of people were injured. The earthquake also damaged the city's historic Blue Mosque. The mosque is the main religious and tourist destination of Mazar-i-Sharif. Why do earthquakes occur? The surface of our earth is mainly made up of 7 large and many small tectonic plates. These plates are constantly floating and often collide with each other. Collisions often cause the corners of the plates to bend and these plates begin to break under more pressure. At such times, the energy from below finds a way out and this disturbance is followed by an earthquake. The deadliest earthquake hit China in 1556, in which 8.30 lakh people died. The most dangerous earthquake ever occurred in Chile on May 22, 1960. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5 on the Richter scale. The tsunami caused devastation in many countries, including southern Chile, the island of Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand and southeastern Australia. In this, 1655 people were killed, while 3000 people were injured.