M 5.6 - 36 Km Wsw of Asadābād, Afghanistan
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Five aftershocks in the Afghan earthquake area injured at least ten more people and caused new damage. Mohammed Hammad, spokesman for the Civil Protection Agency, said that the shocks had been felt in eight provinces in the east of the country, including Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar. The five aftershocks were registered by the USGS on Thursday evening and Friday morning, the strongest having a strength of 5.6.
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Southeastern Afghanistan, Rescue Efforts Ongoing - Saaz o Awaz
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Afghanistan’s remote southeastern region on Thursday night, marking the third quake in six days amid rising casualties from previous tremors. The shallow quake at 20:56 local time caused panic in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, with 17 injured taken to Kunar Provincial Hospital. Sunday’s initial earthquake killed 1,368 people and wounded over 2,180, according to the ... Read More The post Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake St…


Sunday's Sisem made more than 2,205 dead and 3,640 injured.
According to the U.S. Geological Service (USGS), the most recent earthquake occurred at 22h26 (18h56 in Lisbon) and its epicenter was 36 km west of the city of Asaadabad, the capital of Kunar province, the most affected by the tsunami on Sunday. The earthquake had a depth of 10 km, reported the agency Efe. The impact of the new tsunami on the border with Pakistan was still unknown, after several earthquakes occurred in the last days. The Taliban…
A new magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan this Thursday night, the strongest in the region since last Sunday, when it recorded a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that caused more than 2,205 deaths and 3,640 injuries. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the last telluric movement took place at 22:26 hours from Afghanistan and its epicenter was 36 kilometers from the southwest of the city of Asadabad, capital of Kunar pro…
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) and the US Geological Survey (USGS). The… New 5.6-magnitude earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan - NAVY TIMES
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