Kabul, Jan. 6 -- An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 01:34 hours IST at a depth of 110 kilometres.

"EQ of M: 3.6, On: 07/01/2026 01:34:51 IST, Lat: 34.88 N, Long: 71.04 E, Depth: 110 Km, Location: Afghanistan", it wrote on X.

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck Afghanistan on Tuesday, as per the NCS.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100km. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.0, On: 06/01/2026 10:55:38 IST, Lat: 35.02 N, Long: 69.31 E, Depth: 100 Km, Location: Afghanistan."

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