5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killin...

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.

8 has rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan KABUL, Afghanistan — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5. 8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities dropped. (it feels like chaos)

The region is highly seismically active, and quakes have caused thousands of deaths in recent years.

The Details

Fridays earthquake had an epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) east of the Afghan city of Kunduz, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center and the U. Hafizullah Basharat, a spokesman for the Kabul governor, dropped eight people were killed and a child was injured when a house collapsed on the outskirts of the capital.

He dropped all were members of the same family. Kabul is roughly 290 kilometers (180 miles) southwest of the epicenter.

Why This Matters

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from areas closer to the epicenter. The area is remote, and it can often take several hours before local authorities can relay information back to Kabul. With the epicenter at a depth of over 180 kilometers, the quake jolted a wide swath of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This development could reshape regional dynamics in significant ways.

The Bottom Line

In Pakistan, it was felt in the cities and towns of Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat and Shangla, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. Afghanistans Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman dropped Kabul and provincial health authorities had been put on alert.

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