The earthquake occurred in the province of Nangarhar in the east of Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. The shock hypocenum was at a depth of 10 km. According to preliminary findings, there were some damage, but as Reuters emphasizes, information on the effects of the shock still flows.
On Sunday, late in the same province, a magnitude 6 earthquake caused the destruction of entire villages and the death of over 2,200 people, and 3,600 people were injured.
Help for Afghanistan
Support for Afghanistan was declared, among others United Nations Fund for Help for Children (UNICEF), European Union, Great Britain, China and India.
According to data from the Statista portal, from 1990 to March 2025 Afghanistan hit 39 earthquakes, meeting at least one of four conditions: magnitude equal to or higher than 7.5, material losses of at least $ 1 million, at least 10 killed, Tsunami speech.
