A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck japanese Afghanistan, with early experiences indicating that a minimum of 10 folks have been killed and 20 others injured, in response to sources.
The tremor shook the Kunar province at about midnight on Monday, native sources advised Al Jazeera, with vital harm reported throughout a number of districts within the mountainous space.
The sources mentioned the toll was preliminary and that figures are prone to rise as assessments proceed.
Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from neighbouring Pakistan, mentioned the epicentre of the quake was recorded within the village of Kunar, and that aftershocks have been felt repeatedly within the ensuing hours.
“Kunar is a mountainous territory bordering Pakistan, and this space is vulnerable to earthquakes. Kunar is located proper subsequent to Badakshan, which is a seismic zone, and there are frequent earthquakes there that additionally shake Pakistan,” he mentioned.
“Usually, these earthquakes are fairly deep and, due to this fact, don’t trigger a lot harm. However this explicit earthquake was of magnitude 6.0 and was at a shallow depth, between 8 to 10 kilometres [5-6.2 miles]. This implies it might have a extra devastating impact, on condition that many of the building within the Kunar space is poor. It’s usually mud homes, or constructed by rock,” he added.
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