An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology informed. Earthquake in Afghanistan: Quake of Magnitude 4.7 on Richter Scale Jolts Country.
The magnitude 6.3 quake, followed by eight aftershocks, struck in Herat, about 30 kilometers to the northwest of the province’s capital.At least 2,053 people were killed and 9,240 injured as a result of this calamity.