Afghanistan quake causes no ‘serious’ damage, injuries: official

KABUL: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan including the capital Kabul has resulted in only minor damage and one reported injury, a disaster official told AFP on Saturday.

The quake hit on Friday just as people in the Muslim-majority country were sitting down to break their Ramadan fast.

The epicenter was near several remote villages around 130 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Kabul, the United States Geological Survey said.

“There aren’t any serious casualties or damages after yesterday’s earthquake,” said Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority.

He added that one person had sustained “a minor injury in Takhar,” in Afghanistan’s north, “and three houses had minor damage in Laghman” province.

Afghanistan quake causes no ‘serious’ damage, injuries: official

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