6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. The latest 6.3-magnitude earthquake was about 28 kilometres (17 miles) outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and 10 kilometres (6 miles) deep, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicentre of Saturday's quake was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the provincial capital, and several aftershocks have been strong, including another 6.3 magnitude Saturday.
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A new magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolted western Afghanistan, killing two more in a region already hit by a series of potent quakes since October 7, which have caused the death of over 1,000 people.
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on October 15, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same..
"Our family was killed here. How could we live here?," says 40 year-old Mohammad Naeem as he sits near the house where he lost 12 family members in a series of quakes that killed at least 1,000 people..