King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Afghan quake: The corner of a continental collision

Monday's tremor shares an overall cause with the Nepal earthquakes in April and May: the slow collision caused by India pushing north into the Eurasian continent. But they are not directly related.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

Afghan quake: The corner of a continental collision

Monday's tremor shares an overall cause with the Nepal earthquakes in April and May: the slow collision caused by India pushing north into the Eurasian continent. But they are not directly related.