The Himalayas, partly formed by the collision of monumental plates, are prone to ruinous earthquakes.

Afghanistan is deposited near the southern extent of the Eurasian Plate.( 2) ultimate of these earthquakes are
associated with reverse, thrust, or strike- slip faulting. Large earthquakes with bulks of over to7.5 have passed
in the region with an average rush interval of 15 times. These earthquakes correspond to reverse condemning
at a depth of 170 to 280 km( 110 to 170 mi).( 3) These earthquakes, rather than being at a plate boundary, are
sourced from within the Indian Plate as it dives beneath the Hindu Kush. As the monumental dome of the
Indian Plate descends at a near- vertical angle into the mantle, it stretches and begins to" tear", eventually
leading to a dome detachment.( 4) This action results in stress accommodation along faults that produces
earthquakes when ruptured. lower shallow focus earthquakes are also observed in the region, particularly
associated with north – south trending zones of right side strike- slip, analogous as the Chaman Fault, with an
adding degree of shortening to the north, together accommodating the largely oblique convergence between
the Indian and the Eurasian Plates.( 5)

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