Strong earthquakes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reported 130 dead

2022-06-22 07:45:21Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Strong earthquakes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reported 130 dead
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has killed at least 130 people in Afghanistan, according to the country's disaster management authority.

The quake shook parts of eastern Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan during the early hours of Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The death toll is likely to rise.

The quake struck about 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan and was at a depth of 51 km (31 miles), according to the USGS.

The tremors were felt at a distance of about 500 km (310 miles) from about 119 million people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said in a Twitter post, writes Al Jazeera.

It was felt in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, as well as in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, according to witness accounts posted on the EMSC website and by Twitter users.

"Strong and long tremors," posted an EMSC witness from Kabul. "It was strong," posted another witness from Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan


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