The earthquake with magnitude 6.2 Richter scale hit Southeast Afghanistan on Thursdayreports the German research center for Geovy (GFZ). East of the country last week has been affected by at least two other strong earthquakeswrites TASR, according to the Reuters report.
The earthquake struck approximately ten kilometers deep. The extent of damage was not known immediately. Previous shocks in the east of Afghanistan this week They claimed more than 2200 lives and caused injuries over 3600 people.
The first of a series of earthquakes hit on Sunday late at night 27 kilometers northeast of the town of Jalálábad in the province of Nangarhar. The neighboring province of Kunar was also strongly affected. It is one of the saddest natural disasters in Afghanistan in recent years. The second earthquake near the epicenter of the first one on Tuesday reached strength 5.2 Richter scale.
Afghanistan often affects earthquakes Especially In the vicinity of the Hindúku Mountains, where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic slab meets.
