Here is a look at why the war-shattered South Asian country experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced ...

First quakes are the most dangerous: Once a healed fault ruptures for the first time, it cannot generate another major ...

Taliban officials said the death toll could rise as rescue teams arrive and assess the damage from the quake, which struck ...

On today's date in 1707, a catastrophic 8.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. This quake may have played a role in the last ...

The tremors were also felt in parts of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, three countries bordering northern ...

Local emergency agencies say they are monitoring the seismic activity but have not issued any tsunami warnings.

At least 20 people have died after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, local authorities say, with the toll expected ...

A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near one of northern Afghanistan’s largest cities, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

AS conversations about earthquake preparedness grow louder, attention is turning to how local buildings can better respond to the country’s natural conditions. For many in the property sector, ...

Afghanistan was struck by a second earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on Monday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

Mazar-e Sharif is home to more than 500,000 people [BBC] An earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan near Mazar-e Sharif, one of the country's largest cities around 20:30 GMT (01:00 local time). The ...

Afghanistan lies in a seismically active zone near the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, Asia, Times Now ...