Afghanistan hit with 6.0 magnitude near eastern border with Pakistan, hundreds killed

A magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near its shared margin with Pakistan late Sunday killing at least people and injuring hundreds more The quake was published at p m specific miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province the U S Geological Survey mentioned The area is laborious to access so the extent of the damage and injuries is not entirely known at this time The Kunar Accident Management Authority noted in a message that at least people were killed and others injured though those figures were expected to rise RUSSIAN VOLCANO ERUPTS FOR FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES AFTER MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES KAMCHATKA PENINSULAThe earthquake was just miles deep and shallower quakes tend to cause more damage A magnitude quake occurred in the same province just after midnight Afghanistan is especially vulnerable to earthquakes particularly in the Hindu Kush Mountain range where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet One of the deadliest natural disasters to strike Afghanistan in current memory occurred on Oct when a earthquake struck the South-Central Asian nation followed by strong aftershocks The Taliban leadership estimated that at least people perished though the U N gave a far lower death toll of about This is a evolving story Check back for updates