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5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts central Afghanistan |
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13:59, October 06, 2008 |
An earthquake of moderate strength shook central Afghanistan in the wee hours of Monday when people in the capital city of Kabul also felt the trembling of glass-windows and doors.
There has been no report of life or property losses yet from local authorities.
The quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted central Afghanistan at 03:26:29 a.m. Monday local time (GMT 22:56:29 Sunday), the United States Geological Survey said on its website.
The depth of the earthquake is 10 km and its epicenter lies 70 km south-southeast of Kabul, it added.
One last earthquake measuring 5.3 occurred on Sept. 24 in northeast Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, where in the past month has seen several such moderate shocks.
Source:Xinhua
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