Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan
The earth never rests in Afghanistan. Now there has been another strong earthquake - the consequences are still unclear.
02.11.2025, 22:57
03.11.2025, 04:39
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- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck in northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
- Only at the end of August there had been a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the east of the country, which killed around 2,200 people.
- According to the British Geological Survey, twelve earthquakes with a magnitude of over 7.0 have been measured in Afghanistan alone since 1900.
The earth shook again in Afghanistan. According to the US earthquake observatory USGS, the 6.3-magnitude tremor occurred on Sunday near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balch province at a depth of 28 kilometers below the earth's surface. So far there have been no reports of damage, injuries or deaths.
The quake was felt as far away as the capital Kabul, some 300 kilometers away, as correspondents from the Afp news agency reported.
At the end of August, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the east of the country. The ruling Taliban and the Red Crescent aid organization spoke of around 2,200 dead and more than 3,600 injured at the time.
The country in the Hindu Kush, located at the collision of two tectonic plates, frequently experiences earth tremors. According to the British Geological Survey, twelve quakes with a magnitude of over 7.0 have been measured since 1900 alone.