Kabul: At least seven people have been killed after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Monday morning. Initial fears of mass casualties have been tragically confirmed, with reports indicating a climbing death and injury toll as search operations continue through the rubble. Citing the local health directorate, Reuters reported that a total of 150 people have also been injured due to the powerful tremors in the city of Mazar-e Sharif.
The tremor’s epicenter was near the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif, a densely populated area, prompting the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to issue an Orange Alert in its PAGER system. This alarming designation warns that “significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread,” demanding a regional or national-level response.
As social media floods with images of destruction in Afghanistan, CCTV footage from a house in Mazar-e Sharif has gone viral for capturing the moment the earthquake struck the Afghan city.
This latest disaster compounds the nation’s ongoing suffering, coming just months after a devastating magnitude 5$6.0$ earthquake in the country’s east left at least 6$2,200$ people dead and thousands more injured.7 The frequency of such catastrophic seismic events underscores Afghanistan’s vulnerability, situated on a major convergence of tectonic plates.
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