KABUL: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring about 150, provincial authorities said on Monday. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles) near Mazar-i-Sharif, which has a population of about 523,000. The toll was based on hospital reports collected as of Monday morning, he said. Four people were killed in Balkh province, where Mazar-i-Sharif is the capital, according to Kamal Khan Zadran, a health department spokesman.

The earthquake comes two months after the deadliest quake in recent Afghan history, which killed thousands of people.

The quake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in the early hours of Monday.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, centered near Khulm, with no immediate damage reported.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, just months after a quake…

KABUL: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring about 150, provincial…

A strong earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring hundreds more, though the death toll is expected to rise.

Northern provinces of Balkh and Samangan worst hit by magnitude 6.3 quake with hundreds injured, while Mazar-i-Sharif’s Blue Mosque reportedly affected

This new earthquake comes two months after the one that killed more than 2,200 people in the east of the country.

KABUL: Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan that killed more than 25 people and injured nearly 1,000 were digging through the rubble of their homes Tuesday,…