Monday, 1 September 2025 () Kabul (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
Two children died when a building collapsed in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, provincial officials and US seismologists said. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at a relatively shallow depth of eight kilometres (six miles), was located 27 kilometres east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, according to the US Geological Su
A deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, leaving hundreds feared dead and entire communities trapped under rubble. The quake hit shortly after midnight, followed by powerful aftershocks between 4.0 and 5.0 magnitudes that deepened the crisis. Rescue operations are...
A deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, leaving hundreds feared dead and entire communities trapped under rubble. The quake hit shortly after midnight, followed by..
A powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Pulau Pulau Tanimbar region at a depth of 49.6 miles, causing strong tremors but fortunately no tsunami threat. The earthquake was recorded..