"A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), two months after a tremor killed thousands of people. The USGS said overnight Sunday into Monday that the quake hit at a revised depth of 28km (17 miles) in Kholm, near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the Hindu Kush region, at 12:59 am local time (20:29 GMT)."
"On August 31 the deadliest quake in recent Afghan history, measuring 6.0, struck in the country's east, killing more than 2,200 people. Earthquakes are common in the country, particularly along the Hindu Kush mountain range, near where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates meet. Since 1900, northeastern Afghanistan has been hit by 12 quakes with a magnitude above 7, according to Brian Baptie, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey."
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan near Kholm, close to Mazar-i-Sharif in the Hindu Kush, at 12:59 am local time (20:29 GMT). The USGS gave a revised depth of 28km (17 miles) after initially reporting 10km (six miles). The tremor was felt in Kabul by AFP correspondents. The national disaster management agency said reports on casualties and damage would be shared later. On August 31 a magnitude 6.0 quake in eastern Afghanistan killed more than 2,200 people. Earthquakes are common along the Hindu Kush where the Eurasian and Indian plates meet; northeastern Afghanistan has seen 12 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900.
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