UPSC Mapping Prelims Mains

🔆 What Makes Afghanistan So Prone to Earthquakes?

📍 Summary:
✅ A 6.3-magnitude earthquake near Mazar-e-Sharif highlights Afghanistan’s high seismic vulnerability — over 355 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1990.
✅ The country lies at the junction of the Eurasian, Indian, and Arabian plates, making it one of the world’s most tectonically active zones.
✅ The northward thrust of the Indian plate against the Eurasian plate is the main cause of frequent tremors.
✅ Eastern and northeastern Afghanistan, including Kabul, face maximum risk, with annual damage estimates of $17 million and recurrent landslides worsening the toll.
✅ Since 1900, Afghanistan has seen around 100 major quakes, including twin disasters in 1998 that killed over 7,000 people.
✅ Experts stress earthquake-resistant structures, retrofitting, and early warning systems using geospatial and remote sensing tools for resilience.

📍 Mains Question:
📝 Explain the geological reasons behind Afghanistan’s high seismicity and suggest disaster-resilient measures suitable for mountainous regions.

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🔆 What Makes Afghanistan So Prone to Earthquakes?

📍 Summary:
✅ A 6.3-magnitude earthquake near Mazar-e-Sharif highlights Afghanistan’s high seismic vulnerability — over 355 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1990.
✅ The country lies at the junction of the Eurasian, Indian, and Arabian plates, making it one of the world’s most tectonically active zones.
✅ The northward thrust of the Indian plate against the Eurasian plate is the main cause of frequent tremors.
✅ Eastern and northeastern Afghanistan, including Kabul, face maximum risk, with annual damage estimates of $17 million and recurrent landslides worsening the toll.
✅ Since 1900, Afghanistan has seen around 100 major quakes, including twin disasters in 1998 that killed over 7,000 people.
✅ Experts stress earthquake-resistant structures, retrofitting, and early warning systems using geospatial and remote sensing tools for resilience.

📍 Mains Question:
📝 Explain the geological reasons behind Afghanistan’s high seismicity and suggest disaster-resilient measures suitable for mountainous regions.

#Geography

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