More than 1,100 people died and thousands were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the rugged eastern region of Afghanistan, the latest such event following an increase in seismic activity. Here are previous similar disasters of recent years in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, which lies at the intersection of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. 2025 A magnitude 5.6 quake hit Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on August 27. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on August 19, at a depth of 186 km (115 miles).

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, Pakistan’s Met Office said, with jolts felt in several districts of Pakistan’s northwestern…

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