New earthquake hits western Afghanistanon October 15, 2023 at 4:12 am

A new earthquake has hit western Afghanistan – several days after two large tremors in the region killed more than 1,000 people.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) says the magnitude 6.3 quake was near the city of Herat. It was at a depth of 8.2km (five miles).

So far there have been no reports of any casualties.