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Death Toll From Afghanistan Earthquakes Exceeds 2,000 People: Reports
Death Toll From Afghanistan Earthquakes Exceeds 2,000 People: Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) - The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan has exceeded 2,000 people, with another over 9,000 people have been... 08.10.2023, Sputnik Africa
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As of yet, at least 2,053 people have been killed as a result of the natural disaster and another 9,240 people have received injuries, according to the report. The earthquakes destroyed or damaged 1,329 houses.Media reported earlier in the day that the death toll stood at over 1,000 people.The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said Saturday that several earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 6.4 hit western Afghanistan.The quake's epicenter was located approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Herat city, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. Following the initial earthquake, three powerful aftershocks were recorded, measuring magnitudes of 6.3, 5.9, and 5.5, as well as several smaller aftershocks.
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Death Toll From Afghanistan Earthquakes Exceeds 2,000 People: Reports
09:24 08.10.2023 (Updated: 10:50 08.10.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) - The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan has exceeded 2,000 people, with another over 9,000 people have been injured, media reported on Sunday, citing the Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management.
As of yet, at least 2,053 people have been killed as a result of the
natural disaster and another 9,240 people have received injuries, according to the report. The earthquakes destroyed or damaged 1,329 houses.
Media reported earlier in the day that the death toll stood at over 1,000 people.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said Saturday that several earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 6.4 hit western
Afghanistan.
The quake's epicenter was located approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Herat city, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. Following the initial earthquake, three powerful aftershocks were recorded, measuring magnitudes of 6.3, 5.9, and 5.5, as well as several smaller aftershocks.
