Wednesday, 3 September 2025 () More than 1,000 people have been killed and entire villages wiped out in Afghanistan — all from a 6.0-magnitude earthquake. CBC seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe reports on why this 'moderate' quake turned catastrophic, and how geology, building codes and remote villages combined to make the disaster so deadly.
A powerful 5.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Afghanistan, just 48 hours after the country was rocked by a 6.0 magnitude quake. The back-to-back tremors have raised fears of aftershocks and further destruction in the region. Emergency teams are monitoring the situation closely as residents brace for...
Back-to-back earthquakes have devastated Afghanistan, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring over 3,200. The powerful quakes struck within days of each other, leaving widespread destruction and..
Desperate search for survivors after deadly Afghan quake
A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured more than 2,500, the Taliban government said on..
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Death toll after magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan passes 1,400, Taliban says
Rescue teams continued to scour the mountainous eastern regions impacted by the earthquake in a scramble for..
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Wednesday, 3 September 2025 ()
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