A tremor measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rattled Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush area at 2:33 AM IST on Saturday, originating 87 kilometers beneath the surface, as per details from the National Centre for Seismology. This marks the fifth quake in the past week.

UNOCHA highlighted Afghanistan's high vulnerability to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and landslides. 

Generations of hardship and seismic unrest have shaped the Hindu Kush, where tectonic friction constantly stirs the earth beneath resilient but resource-strained communities.