(Reuters) -An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The earthquake hit at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles) and its epicenter was 22.5 km from a town called Khulm, which has a population of nearly 65,000, according to USGS.
The country’s national disaster management agency said reports on casualties and damage would be shared later. Reuters could not immediately verify the extent of damage from the earthquake.
More than 1,000 people died after an earthquake hit Afghanistan in August, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group working in the region.
(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru, Yunus yawar in Kabul; Editing by Chris Reese and Nia Williams)
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