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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Western Afghanistan - EMSC
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Western Afghanistan - EMSC
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A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the Herat province in western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, the data of the Europe-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) showed.
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Herat province in western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, data recorded by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has revealed.The earthquake hit at 00:41 GMT 36 kilometers (22.4 miles) northwest of Herat, seismologists said, adding that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers.Two additional earthquakes measuring in at magnitudes 5.0 and 4.1 have since rattled the region, both having struck at a depth of 10 kilometers. One local situated some 31 kilometers from the epicenter reported to the EMSC that the initial earthquake lasted for about five seconds, noting the event felt "strong."Reports have yet to detail the severity of any potential casualties or structural damages.The latest incidents come after a devastating series of quakes struck the city of Herat on October 8, having destroyed about six villages and leaving hundreds of people under collapsed infrastructure.The death toll from last week's powerful earthquakes in Herat has topped 2,400 people, the Afghan National Disasters Management Authority said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the earthquakes have affected at least 11,585 people.The string of earthquakes come the same year that similar incidents killed tens of thousands in Turkiye and Syria in February and more recently in Morocco in September.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Western Afghanistan - EMSC
01:12 GMT 11.10.2023 (Updated: 02:03 GMT 11.10.2023) The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Herat, according to the Europe-Mediterranean seismological center.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Herat province in western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, data recorded by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has revealed.
The earthquake hit at 00:41 GMT 36 kilometers (22.4 miles) northwest of Herat, seismologists said, adding that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Two additional earthquakes measuring in at magnitudes 5.0 and 4.1 have since rattled the region, both having struck at a depth of 10 kilometers.
One local situated some 31 kilometers from the epicenter reported to the EMSC that the initial earthquake lasted for about five seconds, noting the event felt "strong."
Reports have yet to detail the severity of any potential casualties or structural damages.
The latest incidents come after a devastating series of quakes struck the city of Herat on October 8, having destroyed about six villages and leaving hundreds of people under collapsed infrastructure.
8 October 2023, 21:48 GMT
The death toll from last week's powerful earthquakes in Herat has topped 2,400 people, the Afghan National Disasters Management Authority said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the earthquakes have affected at least 11,585 people.
The string of earthquakes come the same year that similar incidents killed tens of thousands in
Turkiye and Syria in February and more recently in
Morocco in September.
