World News | Earthquake with 5.1 Magnitude Hits Afghanistan
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan near Qarchi Gak on Tuesday afternoon.
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.
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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