KABUL (Reuters) – 5 folks have been killed on Friday in jap Afghanistan after recent tremors shook areas near the epicentre of Wednesday’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake, a senior Afghan official stated.
“(This) morning one other earthquake occurred in Paktika in Gayan district, in accordance main info… 5 have died,” Afghan well being ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman instructed Reuters.
U.S. Geological Survey’s web site confirmed a 4.3 magnitude earthquake had hit close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at 01:43 UTC time on Friday.
(Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar; Modifying by Toby Chopra)
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