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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Published: 06 Sep 2022 - 11:24 am | Last Updated: 06 Sep 2022 - 11:29 am

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck near the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan today, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 86 km (53.4 miles) and occurred about 164 km east of Kunduz, EMSC said.

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