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Eight dead after earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Afghanistan
The magnitude 5.9 quake left eight dead and one child injured, and damaged historic landmarks, officials said.
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, with an epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 93 miles east of Kunduz, Afghanistan.
- At least eight people were killed and a child was injured when a house collapsed on the outskirts of Kabul due to the quake, with all victims belonging to the same family.
- The quake was felt across a wide area in Afghanistan and Pakistan, prompting health authorities in Afghanistan to be put on alert.
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In an earthquake of 5.8 in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, at least eight people were killed, and the epicentre was at a depth of 180 kilometres.
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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 on outskirts of Kabul
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said.
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Afghanistan is surrounded by mountains, and the country is particularly vulnerable to being hit by a number of natural disasters.
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