Summary

• A 6 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, in a mountainous area close to the border with Pakistan
• A government spokesman said that over 800 people were killed in the tremor and its aftershocks. State-run media stated that over 1,000 were injured
• The quake hit the Jalalabad area around midnight local time at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles)
• In October 2023, an earthquake in Afghanistan's western province of Herat killed at least 2,400 people, the Taliban administration said
• Hemmed in by mountains, Afghanistan has a history of strong earthquakes, many in the rugged Hindu Kush region bordering Pakistan