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5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan


Nepalnews
2021 Oct 05, 16:06, Afghanistan
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 An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan near Qarchi Gak on Tuesday afternoon.

The earthquake struck at 07:59:57 GMT on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 36.865 degrees north latitude and 66.6796 degrees east longitude, Xinhua reported.

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