At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan border
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.
The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.
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Publish date : 2025-09-01 03:11:00
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