Afghanistan earthquake: at the least 9 lifeless after 6.0 magnitude quake close to Jalalabad | Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook japanese Afghanistan close to the Pakistan border leaving 9 folks lifeless and lots of extra injured.

The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of town of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey mentioned. It was simply 8km deep. Shallower quakes are likely to trigger extra harm.

Data on the size of harm was not instantly out there, however Ajmal Darwaish, spokesperson for the japanese province of Nangahar’s well being division, mentioned in addition to the 9 lifeless, 25 folks have been injured.

A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the identical province.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan on 7 October 2023, adopted by sturdy aftershocks. The Taliban authorities estimated that at the least 4,000 folks perished.

The UN gave a far decrease dying toll of about 1,500. It was the deadliest pure catastrophe to strike Afghanistan in current reminiscence.

It is a breaking information story, examine again for updates