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5.1-magnitude quake hits southeastern Afghanistan: GFZ

Published: 05 Sep 2025 - 09:09 pm | Last Updated: 05 Sep 2025 - 09:10 pm
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Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted southeastern Afghanistan at 1725 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 34.54 degrees north latitude and 70.75 degrees east longitude.

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