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Another large earthquake strikes Afghanistan

  • Writer: Kyle Sooley-Brookings
    Kyle Sooley-Brookings
  • Oct 15, 2023
  • 1 min read

Afghanistan has been rocked by yet another powerful earthquake.


This is the third large earthquake to strike the nation in a week. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake was located 30 km north-northwest of Herāt, Afghanistan and was at a depth of 6.3 kilometres.


The earthquake occurred on Sunday at 8:06 a.m. local time.


Local officials say that at least one person has died and about 100 were injured. More homes were destroyed by this earthquake.

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