
01/09/2025
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale struck southeastern Afghanistan on Monday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at 00:47:41 IST, with its epicentre located at latitude 34.50N and longitude 70.81E, at a depth of 160 km. Naqibullah Rahimi, spokesperson for the Nangarhar Public Health Department, informed Reuters that at least nine people were killed and 15 others injured.