More than 320 folks have been killed and tons of feared wounded in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan, Herat, based on the United Nations.

Local officers in Herat mentioned that over 30 folks have died and greater than 600 others have been injured in a number of earthquakes on this province, reported the Pajhwok Afghan News.

According to officers, twelve villages in Zinda Jan and Ghoryan districts have been fully destroyed.

Earlier, Janan Saiq, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Disaster Management, mentioned that no less than 15 folks in three villages of the “Zinda Jan” district of Herat died in at the moment’s earthquake and almost 40 others have been injured, reported Tolo News.

The spokesman of the ministry mentioned in a video that some homes in Farah and Badghis provinces have been additionally partially destroyed.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), six earthquakes occurred in western Afghanistan the most important one was at a magnitude of 6.3.

Based on the knowledge from (USGS), the most recent earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occurred at a depth of seven.7 km within the “Zinda Jan district of Herat.”

The quake additionally was felt within the close by provinces of Farah and Badghis, based on native media stories.

Afghanistan is susceptible to earthquakes, notably within the Hindu Kush mountain vary, located close to the convergence of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.

A strong earthquake struck the mountainous area of japanese Afghanistan in June 2022 killing over 1000 folks and injuring roughly 1500, reported Pajhwok Afghan News.

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