The region is roughly located on top of the meeting point for the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has termed the Hindu Kush “one of the most ...

The Hindu Kush mountain range, which stretches across northeastern Afghanistan, is part of a highly seismically active zone where earthquakes are frequent due to the region's complex tectonic setting.

The recent wave of tremors that shook the Hindu Kush regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan may have lasting impacts on the topography of areas as far afield as Islamabad, a media report said today.

Over 10 years ago, on Oct. 8, 2005, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Jammu and Kashmir region -- a disputed territory controlled by India and Pakistan -- along with several provinces in ...

The mountain range lies near the boundary of the Eurasian and Indo-Australian tectonic plates, where the greatest continental collision on Earth is currently taking place. There are on average four ...

That quake also had its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 230 kilometres, with coordinates recorded at latitude 36.63 N and longitude 71.13 E, Geo News reported. FPJ Shorts ...

The temblor that jolted the National Capital Region early on Monday (February 17, 2025) was a result of naturally occurring variation in the geological features of the region and not due to plate ...

The Hindu Kush mountain range, which stretches across northeastern Afghanistan, is part of a highly seismically active zone where earthquakes are frequent due to the region’s complex tectonic ...

A moderate earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Wednesday morning, with tremors felt across parts of the seismically active zone. According to the National Centre for ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 121 km (75 miles ...