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The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said. LONDON -- A powerful 6.3-magnitude earth quake struck western Afghanistan early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake , which was centered about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north-northwest of Herāt, followed a series of powerful tremors that killed more than a thousand. An injured Afghan man being brought to a hospital following earthquake in Herat on October 15, 2023. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on October 15, the US Geological Survey said, wracking the same region where more than 1,000 people were killed in tremors last week. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) -/AFP via Getty Images MORE: Death toll rises to more than 1,200 after powerful earthquakes strike western Afghanistan "This earth quake was preceded by three other M 6.3 earth quake s in the previous days," USGS said in a statement. "One M6.3 occurred on October 11th and two others o...

People are digging through the rubble from the quake in western Afghanistan ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan -- People dug through the rubble of the quake in western Afghanistan for their few possessions but the material losses seemed unimportant. Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. Picking through the rubble on Monday, Asadullah Khan paused to think about a future marred by grief. Khan lost three daughters, his mother and his sister-in-law. Five members of his uncle’s family have died. His neighbors are grief -stricken, too. “We have lost 23 people in this village,” Khan said. Mounds of rubble flank the road winding through Zinda Jan district. Some door frames remain standing. There were few people in sight on Monday. The Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, and his team visited the quake-affected region Monday to deliver “immediate relief assistance” and ensure “eq...