5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts central Afghanistan
6/10/2008 16:47
An earthquake of moderate strength shook central Afghanistan in the wee
hours of today when people in the capital city of Kabul also felt the trembling
of glass- windows and doors.
There has been no report of life or property
losses yet from local authorities.
The quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter
scale jolted central Afghanistan at 03:26:29 am today local time (GMT 22:56:29
yesterday), the United States Geological Survey said on its website.
The
depth of the earthquake is 10 km and its epicenter lies 70 km south-southeast of
Kabul, it added.
One last earthquake measuring 5.3 occurred on Sept. 24 in
northeast Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, where in the past month has seen
several such moderate shocks.
Xinhua
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