KABUL: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Wednesday, shaking massive portions of the area and killing a kid and injuring several folks in neighbouring Pakistan, officials stated.
The quake, which rattled structures in the Afghan capital and was additionally felt in portions of India, struck 270 km (167 miles) northeast of Kabul in the Hindu Kush mountains, at a intensity of 180 km, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre stated.
A baby lady was killed and 10 folks have been injured when roofs of mud-walled properties collapsed in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, a district deputy leader, Shabbir Megnal, stated.
There have been no quick experiences of any critical injury or casualties in Afghanistan.
Large portions of the area are seismically active as a result of a tectonic plate, referred to as the Indian plate, is pushing north into the Eurasian plate.
A 7.6-magnitude quake in northern Pakistan in October 2005 killed about 75,000 folks.
The quake, which rattled structures in the Afghan capital and was additionally felt in portions of India, struck 270 km (167 miles) northeast of Kabul in the Hindu Kush mountains, at a intensity of 180 km, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre stated.
A baby lady was killed and 10 folks have been injured when roofs of mud-walled properties collapsed in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, a district deputy leader, Shabbir Megnal, stated.
There have been no quick experiences of any critical injury or casualties in Afghanistan.
Large portions of the area are seismically active as a result of a tectonic plate, referred to as the Indian plate, is pushing north into the Eurasian plate.
A 7.6-magnitude quake in northern Pakistan in October 2005 killed about 75,000 folks.
Earthquake kills child, injures dozens in Pakistan
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