Kabul, Oct. 24 -- An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Friday, National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occured at 06:09 AM Indian Standard Time (IST) at a depth of 80 kilometres.

The NCS wrote on X, "EQ of M: 3.7, On: 24/10/2025 06:09:41 IST, Lat: 36.38 N, Long: 71.14 E, Depth: 80 Km, Location: Afghanistan."

Previously, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Tuesday.

On October 17, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening, marking the fourth quake to hit the country in less than a month and the second quake to hit the country in less than 12 hours. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the...