Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Jolts Afghanistan's Hindu Kush
The seismic event occurred at 0539GMT, with its epicenter located 61 kilometers (38 miles) away from Kunduz, a northern urban center. Geological surveys placed the quake's origin at a shallow 10 km (6.2 mi) beneath the surface.
Authorities have yet to confirm any fatalities or structural destruction in the affected areas.
The tremor arrives weeks after a devastating 6.3 magnitude disaster claimed at least 27 lives and left 956 people wounded across multiple northern provinces—Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Baghlan and Kunduz—last month.
Afghanistan's seismic vulnerability was brutally exposed in August when an earthquake ravaged the eastern region, resulting in catastrophic losses: more than 2,200 people perished and around 4,000 others sustained injuries. Kunar province bore the brunt of that catastrophe's destruction.
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