ASADABAD, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2022 (BSS/Xinhua) - At least six people were

killed and nine others injured as an earthquake struck eastern Kunar province
early on Monday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management and
Humanitarian Affairs Ehsanullah Ehsan said.

"The tremor jolted the region at around 02:30 a.m. local time and based on
preliminary reports six persons were killed and nine others injured in Mazar
Dara area of Norgal district," Ehsan told reporters.

Scores of houses were destroyed by the quake in the mountainous province, the
official said, adding survey has been launched to determine the exact figure
of loss of life and property damages.

The epicenter of the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3, according to
reports, was 38 km northeast of Jalalabad city, capital of neighboring
Nangarhar province. The quake was also felt in Afghan capital Kabul.

Previously, a devastating quake on June 22 left more than 1,000 dead and more
than 3,000 others injured, mostly in the eastern Paktika and neighboring
Khost provinces.