KABUL– An earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan yesterday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses, officials said today.
According to U.S. geological survey, the quake, measuring 5.1 on Richter scale, occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time and largely shocked the previously quake-hit Gayan and Barmal districts of the eastern Paktika province, leaving 12 people injured, provincial head of information and culture, Bilal Hazifa, said.
Similarly, the tremor injured two people and destroyed 18 houses in Spera district, of the neighbouring Khost province, local official, Kalim Gul, said.
According to locals, about 30 tremors were felt in Gayan district since yesterday. The state-run Bakhtar news agency also reported frequent earthquakes in Gayan area, with bang sounds.
In the previous tremor, that struck the districts on Jun 22, at least 1,000 people were killed and more 1,500 others injured, officials said.
Similarly, another quake was felt in Kabul and its vicinity late last night, according to Kabul residents.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK