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Shallow 6.0 Quake Hits Eastern Afghanistan, Killing at Least Nine

USGS issued an Orange alert for likely casualties in a region with highly vulnerable buildings.

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A map from the United States Geological Survey charts a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s eastern region on Sunday.
6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan

Overview

  • USGS measured the quake at magnitude 6.0 at 19:17 UTC, about 27–28 km northeast of Jalalabad at a depth of roughly 8 km.
  • At least nine people were killed and 25 injured in Nangarhar, Reuters reported via CNN, as local and national teams moved to assist.
  • USGS PAGER flagged a high risk of human loss, with exposure estimates of about 67,000 experiencing very strong shaking and nearly 3 million feeling moderate shaking.
  • Tremors were widely felt across Afghanistan and into Pakistan, northern India including Delhi-NCR, and Tajikistan, prompting people to evacuate buildings.
  • Monitoring agencies reported slightly different depths, with EMSC listing 10 km, and authorities are continuing aftershock tracking and damage assessments.