(DailyDig.com) – On October 11, in the early morning hours, a massive new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit the northwest region of Afghanistan, days after a catastrophic tremor jolted the nation, bringing down hundreds of buildings and houses and killing over 2,000 individuals.
The latest tremor was nearly 17 miles to the north of Herāt, Afghanistan’s third biggest city. It was located 6 miles below the surface. The US Geological Survey (USGS), which tracks earthquakes across the globe, reports that this one happened not far from where the last one occurred.
When asked about casualties, local health authorities stated over a hundred individuals had been hurt in the earthquake, although few specifics were known at the time. Doctors Without Borders, an international organization, said 117 patients wounded in Wednesday’s earthquake were treated at a local hospital. The hospital subsequently received more medical supplies, and no fewer than four additional temporary medical shelters were erected.
A landslide caused by the quake has blocked the major roadway between Herat and Torghondi, according to Abdul Wahid Rayan, a spokesperson for the Information Ministry.
Near the Hindu Kush range’s westernmost end, faulting caused by thrust at relatively superficial depths caused the earthquake. The intense and complicated interconnections between the India, Eurasia, and Arabia plates cause frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan and the neighboring areas.
A quake of 5.0 magnitude occurred in a comparable general location just minutes after the first tremblor. According to USGS measurements, a tremor of magnitude 4.1 occurred at Chahr Burj, which is situated south of Herāt.
The first powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan during the weekend, and according to the World Health Organization, 11,585 individuals, which includes 1,655 households, were affected. It is estimated that one hundred percent of houses have been totally demolished in eleven villages.
The extent of the damage caused by the second quake was unclear at that time.
According to the USGS, there have been eight additional earthquakes of 6.0 magnitude or higher 155 miles from the October 7 quake since 1920.
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