A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook southeastern Afghanistan close to the Pakistan border late Sunday, based on the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake’s epicenter was 22 miles north or Bāsawul, Afghanistan, and it had a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS stated. It struck at 11:47 p.m. native time Sunday.
Naqibullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Nangarhar Public Well being Division, stated 15 individuals have been injured and brought to the native hospital for therapy.
There was a second quake some 20 minutes later in the identical province, with a magnitude of 4.5 and a depth of 10 kilometers.
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Afghanistan is positioned close to the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, and it’s typically impacted by earthquakes.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2023, together with robust aftershocks. The Taliban authorities estimated that at the very least 4,000 perished. The U.N. gave a far decrease determine of about 1,500. It was the deadliest pure catastrophe to strike Afghanistan in current reminiscence.
Greater than 90% of these killed have been ladies and youngsters, UNICEF stated.
In June 2022, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck components of jap Afghanistan, killing greater than 1,000 individuals and injuring greater than 1,500 others.
