"A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early on Monday near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province. Four people were killed in Balkh province according to a provincial health department spokesperson. He said the provincial hospital was also treating 120 people for injuries. Afghanistan's national disaster management agency said on X that five people had died and 143 were injured in neighboring Samangan province."
"The earthquake struck at just before 1 a.m. local time Monday (8:30 p.m. GMT) at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles) some 22 kilometers from Kholm, near Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Kholm is home to around 65,000 people, while about 523,000 live in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan's fifth-largest city. In Mazar-i-Sharif, many people ran into the street in the middle of the night, fearing their homes might collapse, a correspondent for French news agency AFP reported."
"Dozens of injuries were reported in the provinces of Balkh and SamanganImage: Atif Aryan/AFP/Getty Images A health department spokesman from Samangan had earlier told Reuters news agency that seven people had died and 150 were injured in the earthquake. Casualty figures are expected to climb on Monday as rescue efforts continue. The Afghan Red Crescent said that rescue and medical teams had arrived in the affected areas."
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan near Mazar-i-Sharif just before 1 a.m., at a depth of 28 kilometers and about 22 kilometers from Kholm. Multiple sources report fatalities and hundreds of injuries: provincial officials reported four dead in Balkh and 120 treated at the provincial hospital, while national agencies reported deaths and dozens more injured in Samangan. Casualty figures vary and are expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. The Afghan Red Crescent deployed rescue and medical teams. USGS issued an orange PAGER alert, and many residents fled into streets fearing building collapse. Afghanistan remains seismically active along the Hindu Kush.
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