New earthquake in eastern Afghanistan raises fears among residents after thousands killed

A powerful new earthquake struck last night, Friday, September 6, in the eastern province of Kunar, Afghanistan, in a continuous series of tremors that have been shaking the region for days.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale and occurred at a depth of only 10 kilometers below the surface, making it significantly felt.

Residents of the capital, Kabul, felt the tremor, despite being far from the epicenter of the earthquake, but no official reports of injuries or material damage from the recent earthquake have been received so far.

Eastern Afghanistan is living in a state of alert and anxiety after a series of strong earthquakes that began last Sunday night when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 occurred at a depth of 8 kilometers, followed by several aftershocks, and then another strong earthquake on Thursday evening.

These successive disasters have caused a significant humanitarian tragedy, as authorities affiliated with the Taliban, along with the Afghan Red Crescent, announced that the death toll has now reached about 2,200, with more than 3,600 injured, amid ongoing relief efforts to try to rescue those trapped and provide assistance to the affected.

Seismologists warn of the possibility of new tremors in the coming days, putting the region in a state of maximum alert and increasing the need for urgent local and international support among the residents.