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Eurasian Plate
Coverage of Eurasian Plate in the Nexus archive.
Nankai Troughplace1Philippine platetopic1locked zonetopic1tectonic platestopic1megaquakestopic1Hindu Kush regionplace1Khyber Pakhtunkhwaplace1Punjabplace1Islamabadplace1Azad Jammu and Kashmirplace1Balochistanplace1Musakhail districtplace1National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)organization1Daniyal Ahmadperson1Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifperson1Indian Platetopic1
- Japan’s deadliest fault line shifts, frustrating megaquake forecasts
A Japanese study reveals the locked zone in the Nankai Trough, where tectonic plates meet and stress builds, is not permanent but shifts over time. This complicates efforts to predict megaquakes along the fault line, as the 900km-long Nankai Trough involves the Philippine plate slipping under the Eurasian plate.
- Tremors felt across most parts of Pakistan
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake from Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region caused tremors across Pakistan, while two quakes in Balochistan damaged homes and injured 18-19 people. The National Disaster Management Authority reported no fatalities, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed rescue operations.