6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts large city in western Afghanistan; epicentre near city of Herat

KABUL – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, followed by four large aftershocks with the epicentre close to the region’s largest city.

An AFP journalist in the city said residents and shopkeepers fled buildings when the quake hit around 11am, but that there were no reports yet of casualties or structural damage. “I am not able to contact my family. Network connections are disconnected. I am too worried and scared. It was horrifying,” he said.

USGS earlier reported the first quake’s magnitude as 6.2. It had a shallow depth of just 14km, it said.It is the capital of Herat province, which is home to an estimated population of 1.9 million, according to 2019 World Bank data.and tens of thousands made homeless after a 5.9-magnitude quake – the deadliest in Afghanistan in nearly a quarter of a century – struck the impoverished province of Paktika.

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