Earlier, the state media reported 500 fatalities and 1000 wounded.
The earthquake took place on Sunday shortly before midnight local time in the area of the city of Dżalalabad, near the border of Afghanistan with Pakistan.
The first shocks of the earth's crust were registered on Sunday shortly before midnight local time in the Dżalalabad region in north-east Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was 36 kilometers north of Basawul. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Agencies emphasize that Afghanistan is often haunted by earthquakes, especially in the back of Hinduukusz, in the area of contact of Eurasia and India tectonic plates.
