&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Second earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Afghanistan, day after massive 6.0 quake kills over 1,400")
A second earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday (Sep 2), a day after a massive 6.0 magnitude quake resulted in over 1,400 deaths and widespread damage, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicentre of the quake was 34 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province, close to the epicentre of the last quake on late Sunday.
The “quake was felt in the same areas which were affected in Kunar (province) in the first earthquake,” Ehsanullah Ehsan, the disaster management spokesman in the hard-hit province, told AFP. “These aftershocks are constant, but they have not caused any casualties yet.”
The recent quake comes less than 24 hours after a stronger 6.0 magnitude quake hit the country in the same region, sparking intensifying fear and hindering the ongoing rescue operations after the devastation a day earlier.
Chief Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid had said on Tuesday that 1,411 people were killed and 3,124 people were injured in the hard-hit province of Kunar alone after the massive earthquake flattened villages and left people trapped under the rubble. Dozen more were killed in the neighbouring province of Nangarhar.
According to the USGS, the epicentre of the quake that happened on Sunday night was about 27 kilometres (17 miles) from Jalalabad and struck just eight kilometres below Earth’s surface.
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United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan Indrika Ratwatte said that the devastation could affect “hundreds of thousands”.
Government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on X that more than 5,400 houses were destroyed in Kunar, where rescuers searched for survivors through the night. Most of the worst-affected regions were unreachable by road, he added. Emergency facilities were being set up, and several countries have announced that they will provide aid in the aftermath of the devastating quake.
India provides assistance in Kabul
Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that a team from India for providing earthquake assistance has reached Kabul by air.
“Indian earthquake assistance reaches Kabul by air. 21 tonnes of relief materials including blankets, tents, hygiene kits, water storage tanks, generators, kitchen utensils, portable water purifiers, sleeping bags, essential medicines, wheelchairs, hand sanitizers, water purification tablets, ORS solutions and medical consumables were airlifted today. India will continue to monitor the ground situation and send more humanitarian aid over the coming days,” he posted on X.
