
Strong 6.2-magnitude quake hits southeastern Afghanistan region
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. According to the agency, the quake was recorded 27 kilometres east-northeast of Jalalabad at 19:17:34 UTC (12:47 am IST on September 1) at a depth of 8 kilometres. No damage has been reported…