KABUL, Afghanistan: A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 250 people and injured at least 500 others, officials said. The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangahar province. The 6.0 magnitude at 11:47 p.m. was centered 27 kilometers (17 miles) east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.

Tremors began at 7.17pm UK time, close to the border with Pakistan - leaving scenes of devastation in their wake.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people, government officials said.

The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth near Jalalabad late on Sunday, the USGS says.

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan border

Toll likely to rise, with significant damage reported across mountainous provinces of Kunar and Nangahar, sources say.

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Reports showed 250 dead and 500 injured, said Najibullah Hanif, the provincial information head of Kunar, adding that the tally could change.

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

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Officials in the province of Kunar said at least 250 people were killed there, with reports of more fatalities in nearby provinces

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The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

Footage from Nangarhar showed people frantically digging through rubble with their hands, searching for loved ones in the dead of night.

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