According to the US Geological Survey, 6.0 earthquakes shook South -East Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late on Sunday night.
The USGS stated that Quake’s sub -center was 22 miles north or Basavul, Afghanistan, and its depth was 6.2 miles. It hit on Sunday at 11:47 pm local time, there was no immediate damage.
USGS
Afghanistan is located near the junction of Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, and is often affected by earthquakes.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake Afghanistan killed on October 7, 2023With strong afterchox. The Taliban government estimated that at least 4,000 deformed. The United Nations gave a low figure of about 1,500. This was the deadliest natural disaster to attack Afghanistan in recent memory.
More than 90% of those killed were Women and childrenUNICEF said.
In June 2022A 5.9 magnitude earthquake killed parts of East Afghanistan, killing over 1,000 people and injuring more than 1,500 others.