Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
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Eastern and northeastern Afghanistan, especially regions along its borders with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, are particularly prone to earthquakes.
Afghanistan's Taliban government says a powerful earthquake in the country's north has killed at least 20 people and left hundreds injured.
Afghan officials say a powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Afghanistan overnight killed at least 20 people
Afghanistan has been rattled once again by an earthquake — this time, a 6.3-magnitude temblor has caused 20 deaths so far and another 150 injuries. Studies show that an average of 560 people die and damages estimated at $80 million are caused by quakes in the South Asian country each year.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, just months after a quake and strong aftershocks killed more than 2,