Tuesday’s quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10km, the same level as the magnitude 6 that struck on Sunday.

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

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

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

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…

US Geological Survey says magnitude 6 quake struck just before midnight in eastern Afghanistan.

Wounded people in Afghanistan have been evacuated by helicopter following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck, killing at least 622 people. The powerful quake hit the Jalalabad…

US Geological Survey says magnitude 6 quake struck just before midnight in eastern Afghanistan.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan on August 31

Authorities say more than 800 people have died as floods and rubble hinder rescue efforts.

Hundreds of people are thought to have died in the quake, which struck in a mountainous eastern region.

KABUL: The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday as rescue teams scoured the area for…

There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.

More than 800 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Magnitude 6 tremor hits eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, and government spokesman warns toll could rise.

Over 3,000 people were injured after the 6.0 magnitude quake struck late Sunday night, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesman, said.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll passed…

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more, the Taliban said on Tuesday,…

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…

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday near the epicentre of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed more than 1,400 people