A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late on Sunday, with the epicenter near Jalalabad in Nangarhar province at a depth of 8 kilometers. USGS recorded the quake at 11:47 p.m. local time and noted a 4.5 aftershock roughly 20 minutes later, followed by a 5.2 tremor. The Taliban-run Bakhtar agency reported at least 250 deaths in Kunar province and about 500 injured. Local officials and residents are engaged in rescue efforts, and support teams from Kabul and nearby provinces were dispatched. The quake caused structural and financial damage and follows a deadly October 2023 quake that killed over 2,000 people.
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late on Sunday. At least 250 people have died in the Kunar province, the Taliban-run Bakhtar state news agency said on Monday as it reported a much higher toll than what was initially reported. About 500 people are said to be injured, the agency added.
The quake's epicenter was near Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Jalalabad is about 119 kilometers (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. The quake occurred at a depth of 8 kilometers (6 miles) and struck the region at 11:47 p.m. local time (9:17 p.m. CET), according to USGS. A second earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 followed roughly 20 minutes later in the same province.
"Local officials and residents are currently engaged in rescue efforts," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted to X, adding there were deaths and structural and financial damage in some of the eastern provinces. He said support teams from Kabul and nearby provinces were on their way to sites damaged in the powerful quake. In October 2023, more than 2,000 people were killed after a6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the country.
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