Earthquake Of 6.2 Magnitude in Western Afghanistan

Kabul/Hyderabad, Oct 7 (Hydnow): A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, with the epicenter close to the region’s largest city.

The USGS said the epicenter was 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the city of Herat and was followed by an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale.

According to the reports, residents and shopkeepers fled buildings when the quake hit around 11.00 a.m. (6.30 GMT) but there were not yet reports of casualties or structural damage in the city.

In June last year, more than 1,000 people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless after a 5.9 magnitude quake – the deadliest in Afghanistan in nearly a quarter of a century – struck the impoverished province of Paktika.

Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. (Hydnow)

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