US EditionPowerful magnitude 6.3 quake hits north Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region
- Overnight Nov 2 into Nov 3, the U.S. Geological Survey said a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan near Kholm close to Mazar-i-Sharif in the Hindu Kush region at 12:59 am Monday local time.
- Geologists note that the Hindu Kush sits near major plate junctions, and since 1900, north-eastern Afghanistan has experienced 12 quakes above magnitude 7, Dr Brian Baptie said.
- In Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, residents fled into the streets fearing collapse, AFP correspondents reported widespread shaking, while local authorities broadcast emergency telephone numbers but reported no immediate casualties.
- With recent deadly tremors, the country’s strained recovery capabilities are again tested as the Aug. 31, 2025 magnitude 6.0 quake killed more than 2,200 people, compounding losses.
- USGS data show the quake's epicentre was 22 kilometers west-southwest of Khulm at a revised depth of 28 kilometres; it followed a 4.9-magnitude tremor less than 48 hours earlier, EMSC and BNO News reported.
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This new earthquake comes two months after the one that killed more than 2,200 people in the east of the country.
Powerful 6.3-magnitude quake kills at least 10 in Afghanistan, scores injured
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring about 260, authorities said, with the death toll likely to rise. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles) near Mazar-i-Sharif, which has a population of about 523,000. “A total of 150 people injured and seven martyred have been reported and transferred to health centres as…
At least nine people died in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan on Monday, two months after a deadly earthquake in the east of the country, local sources reported.
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