Kabul, Feb. 22 -- Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 hit Afghanistan in the early hours of Saturday.

As per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the first earthquake occurred at 4:20 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).

It was recorded at latitude 36.21 N and longitude 71.22 E.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100 kilometres.

In a post on X, NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.5, On: 22/02/2025 04:20:01 IST, Lat: 36.21 N, Long: 71.22 E, Depth: 100 Km, Location: Afghanistan."

The second earthquake took place in a span of less than fifteen minutes.

As per the NCS, the earthquake was recorded at magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale.

It took place at 4:33 AM (IST) and was recorded at latitude 36.44 North and 70.90 E at a depth of 150 kilomet...