Another Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Afghanistan

On the 8th (local time), a boy is sitting and crying in front of a collapsed building in Herat Province, western Afghanistan, where a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred on the 8th (local time).
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A strong earthquake struck the northwestern region of Afghanistan on the 15th (local time).

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), at around 8:06 a.m., a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in northwestern Afghanistan at coordinates 34.67°N latitude and 62.15°E longitude. The epicenter depth was 10 km.

Specific details about the damage are not yet known.

This location is 33 km away from Herat, a city with a population of 1.9 million, where magnitude 6.3 earthquakes occurred on the 7th and 11th.

Since the strong earthquake on the 7th, earthquakes have continued in similar areas in Afghanistan. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake on the 7th and subsequent aftershocks have reportedly caused over 2,000 deaths.

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