{"id":10562,"date":"2025-04-19T08:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:52:32","slug":"earthquake-rocks-afghanistan-tajikistan-border-felt-across-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/earthquake-rocks-afghanistan-tajikistan-border-felt-across-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border, Felt Across South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ashk\u0101sham, April 19, 2025:<\/strong> A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region today at 2:14 PM local time (09:44 UTC), as reported by global seismic monitoring agencies. Originating roughly 53 km south-southwest of Ashk\u0101sham, Afghanistan, the quake struck at a depth of 94 km, which likely mitigated severe impacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tremors reached northern India, shaking cities like Srinagar, Delhi-NCR, and Chandigarh, and extended into Pakistan\u2019s capital, Islamabad, and surrounding areas. Residents described mild jolts lasting a few seconds, with no immediate reports of injuries or collapsed structures. The quake\u2019s effects sparked brief alarm, particularly in high-rise buildings, but normalcy resumed quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situated in the tectonically volatile Hindu Kush, the region frequently experiences seismic activity due to tectonic plate interactions. Local authorities are assessing the situation, and no significant damage has surfaced yet. Experts advise preparedness for potential aftershocks in the coming hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashk\u0101sham, April 19, 2025: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region today at 2:14 PM local time (09:44 UTC), as reported by global seismic monitoring agencies. Originating roughly 53 km south-southwest of Ashk\u0101sham, Afghanistan, the quake struck at a depth of 94 km, which likely mitigated severe impacts. The tremors reached northern India, shaking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":10564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[464,1654],"ppma_author":[1174],"class_list":{"0":"post-10562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-earthquake","9":"tag-world"},"authors":[{"term_id":1174,"user_id":33,"is_guest":0,"slug":"kamaljamatia","display_name":"kamal jamatia","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/564a074770eb17d36f3af441d462b8a2a809599748f74220740b1d3b52879fcf?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Faguli.in%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2FPHOTO-2023-09-14-08-30-32-3.jpg&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10563,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10562\/revisions\/10563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10562"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=10562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}