KABUL, SEP 1: Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 610 people and injured 1,300 people. The deaths and injuries are expected to increase as search and rescue teams reached the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangahar province. The 6.0 magnitude at 11:47 p.m. was centered 27 kilometers (17 miles) east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was just 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qani confirmed the casualty figures to the Associated Press, saying the late-night quake killed 610 people and injured 1,300 in Kunar. Many houses were destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Nangarhar, a dozen people died and hundreds were injured, said Qani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRescue operations are still underway there, and several villages have been completely destroyed. The figures for martyrs and injured are changing. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area,\u201d said Sharafat Zaman, a spokesman for the ministry of public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said many areas had not been able to report casualties figures and that \u201cthe numbers were expected to change\u201d as death and injuries are reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afghan injured children receive treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad on September 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afghan injured children receive treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearby Jalalabad is a bustling trade city due to its proximity with neighboring Pakistan and a key border crossing between the countries. Although it has a population of about 300,000 according to the municipality, it\u2019s metropolitan area is thought to be far larger. Most of its buildings are low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, and its outlying areas include homes built of mud bricks and wood. Many are of poor construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jalalabad also has considerable agriculture and farming, including citrus fruit and rice, with the Kabul River flowing through the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2023, followed by strong aftershocks. The Taliban government estimated at least 4,000 people perished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.N. gave a far lower death toll of about 1,500. It was the deadliest natural disaster to strike Afghanistan in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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