"The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles) near Mazar-e Sharif, which has a population of about 523,000. "A total of 150 people injured and seven martyred have been reported and transferred to health centres as of this morning," said Samim Joyanda, the spokesperson for the health department in Samangan, a mountainous northern province near Mazar-e Sharif told Reuters, immediately after the incident. The toll was based on hospital reports collected as of Monday morning, he said."
"The USGS issued an orange alert in its PAGER system, which is an automated system that produces information on the impact of earthquakes, and indicated that "significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread". Afghanistan is particularly vulnerable to quakes as it lies on two active faults that have the potential to rupture and cause extensive damage. More than 2,200 people were killed and thousands more injured after a quake and strong aftershocks in the southeast of the war-shattered Islamic country at the end of August."
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-e Sharif at a depth of 28 km, causing widespread damage in northern Afghanistan. Officials reported at least 20 deaths and about 320 injuries, while hospital reports in Samangan cited 150 injured and seven killed, with numbers likely to rise. Parts of Balkh and Samangan provinces were hardest hit, and the historic Blue Mosque in Mazar sustained damage. Military rescue and emergency teams deployed immediately to transport the injured, rescue survivors, and assist affected families. The USGS issued an orange PAGER alert warning of potentially widespread significant casualties. Afghanistan lies on active faults prone to damaging quakes.
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