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Toll prone to rise, with important injury reported throughout mountainous area in jap Afghanistan, sources say.
Printed On 1 Sep 2025
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck jap Afghanistan, with early reviews indicating that no less than 10 folks have been killed and 20 others injured, based on sources.
The tremor shook the Kunar province at about midnight on Monday, native sources informed Al Jazeera, with important injury 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 liable 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, subsequently, don’t trigger a lot injury. However this specific 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, provided that many of the development within the Kunar space is poor. It’s usually mud homes, or constructed by rock,” he added.
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