Mahfouz Zubaide

Oct 11, 2023 | au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Derek Cai |Mahfouz Zubaide

Another earthquake has hit western Afghanistan just days after two large quakes in the same region killed more than 1,000 people. The new 6.3 magnitude quake struck at around 05:10 local time (00:40 GMT) on Wednesday, 28km (17 miles) north of the city of Herat. More than 100 were injured and sent to hospital, health officials said. The wider impact is not yet clear, but many were sleeping in the open after their homes were destroyed on Saturday.

Oct 11, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Derek Cai |Mahfouz Zubaide

Another earthquake has hit western Afghanistan just days after two large quakes in the same region killed more than 1,000 people. The new 6.3 magnitude quake struck at around 05:10 local time (00:40 GMT) on Wednesday, 28km (17 miles) north of the city of Herat. More than 100 were injured and sent to hospital, health officials said. The wider impact is not yet clear, but many were sleeping in the open after their homes were destroyed on Saturday.

Oct 11, 2023 | rnz.co.nz | Derek Cai |Mahfouz Zubaide

By Derek Cai & Mahfouz Zubaide, BBC NewsAnother earthquake has hit western Afghanistan just days after two large quakes in the same region killed more than 1000 people. The new 6.3 magnitude quake struck at around 5.10am local time on Wednesday, 28 kilometres north of the city of Herat. More than 100 were injured and sent to hospital, health officials said. The wider impact is not yet clear, but many were sleeping in the open after their homes were destroyed on Saturday.