Overview

• USGS measured a magnitude 6.0 earthquake with an epicenter 27 kilometers east of Jalalabad at a depth of 8 kilometers late on August 31.
• The Taliban interior ministry spokesman said on September 1 that more than 800 people were killed and about 2,800 were injured.
• Authorities and local media described collapsed homes and people trapped, with heavy damage reported in neighboring Kunar province.
• Reuters reporting relayed that landslides have blocked roads near the epicenter, complicating rescue operations and access to remote areas.
• The quake struck near the Pakistan border, and shaking was also observed in Pakistan, according to local reports cited by Mainichi.