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Phones fall silent, fears rise as Afghans in Delhi await news from quake-hit homeland

September 1, 2025 admin

Afghan nationals travel with their belongings in a truck, as they head back to Afghanistan after Pakistan started to deport documented Afghan refugees, near the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sitting in their modest shops and small rented rooms in Delhi, Afghan migrants spent a…

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How a 6.3 magnitude quake caused another of same intensity

October 14, 2023 admin

In what can be termed as unusual, a shallow focus (14 km depth) earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck about 40 kms northwest of Herat in Afghanistan at around 11:00 am local time on October 7 (Saturday). The earthquake occurred as the result of thrust faulting near the far western terminus of the Hindu Kush Mountain range….

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How a 6.3 magnitude quake caused another of same intensity

October 14, 2023 admin

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwestern Afghanistan

October 11, 2023 admin

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northwestern Afghanistan on October 11, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on October 7, the country’s national disaster authority said. Death toll from strong…

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