(MENAFN) More than eight people died and nine others were hurt following a tremor in eastern Afghanistan overnight, according to an official on Monday.
The 5.3-magnitude temblor that struck districts along the eastern frontier with Pakistan comes less than three months following a strong quake which left at least 1,000 deaths, also along the same border.
The latest earthquake was witnessed in the provinces of Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar, and in the capital Kabul.
“We are collecting information from other areas regarding casualties and damages,” deputy minister for disaster management Sharafuddin Muslim updated AFP.
Afghanistan is often struck by tremors — mainly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which is near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
On June 22, the nation’s deadliest tremor since more than 20 years — of magnitude 5.9 — left over 1,000 deaths and wounded thousands.
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