Qarchi Gak [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan near Qarchi Gak on Tuesday afternoon.

The earthquake struck at 07:59:57 GMT on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

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The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 36.865 degrees north latitude and 66.6796 degrees east longitude, Xinhua reported. (ANI)

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