A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing at least seven people and injuring 150 others, according to local officials.
The quake struck at 12:59am on Monday (20:29 GMT) at a depth of 28km (17 miles) near Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Samim Joyanda, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health in Samangan, a mountainous northern province near Mazar-i-Sharif, told the Reuters news agency that “a total of 150 people injured and seven martyred [dead] have been reported and transferred to health centres as of this morning”.
The toll was based on hospital reports collected as of Monday morning, he said.
Magnitude 6.3
Region CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN
Date time 2025-11-02 20:28:59.5 UTC
Location 36.553 ; 67.573
Depth 10 km
Distance 45 km ESE of Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan / pop: 303,000 / local time: 00:58:59.5 2025-11-03
20 km SSW of Khulm, Afghanistan / pop: 64,900 / local time: 00:58:59.5 2025-11-03
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