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At least 15 injured in Nangarhar earthquake
The Nangarhar Public Health Directorate has confirmed that as a result of today’s earthquake, epicentered in Dara-e-Noor district, 15 people were injured and a number of houses damaged.
Rafiullah Hamad, the health official of Dara-e-Noor district, said that the injured have been taken to the provincial regional hospital.
According to Hamad, the final casualty figures and details of the damage caused will be released later.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck at the country on Tuesday at 3:20 pm.
The epicenter of the quake was reported to be near Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province, at a depth of 10 kilometers.