Afghanistan earthquake: At least 500 dead and over 1,000 injured in 6.0 mag quake
The earthquake reportedly shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad around 370 kilometres away for several seconds - at least nine deaths have been confirmed so far
At least 500 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night, according to the Kunar Disaster Management Authority
The earthquake struck the east of the country near the Pakistan border at 11.47pm local time (8.17pm UK time) on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake reportedly shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad around 370 kilometres away for several seconds. There was a second earthquake in the same province about 20 minutes later, with a magnitude of 4.5 and a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). This was later followed by a 5.2 earthquake at the same depth.
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Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
Naqibullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Nangarhar Public Health Department, said 15 people were injured and taken to the local hospital for treatment.
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