At least eight people were killed and one child injured after a house collapsed in Kabul on Friday following an earthquake, Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said.
The quake, measuring 5.9 in magnitude, struck the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 177 km, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
Tremors were felt across the region, including in Kabul, Islamabad, and New Delhi, witnesses said.
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, which cause significant casualties each year due to the country’s mountainous terrain and fragile infrastructure.
The incident follows a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in November that killed at least 27 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.