Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same family | Earthquakes News | Al Jazeera

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Listen Listen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share2 Share facebook twitter whatsapp copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info An Afghan man clears rubble from the courtyard of his damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake at a village in the Khulm district of Samangan province on November 4, 2025 [File: AFP] By AFP , AP and Reuters Published On 4 Apr 2026 4 Apr 2026 An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara area of Kabul province. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Did restrictions on women workers hamper Afghanistan’s earthquake response? list 2 of 4 Earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan list 3 of 4 Video: Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque damaged in earthquake list 4 of 4 Nine in 10 Afghan families skip meals, take on debt: UNDP end of list The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8:42pm local time (16:12 GMT) on Friday at a depth of 186km (115 miles). Strong tremors were felt in multiple parts of Afghanistan, including Kabul and the Indian capital New Delhi, witnesses told the Reuters news agency. The shallow magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan wiped out mountain villages, killing at least 2,200 people Advertisement Most casualties were in Kunar province, where Afghans typically live in wood and mud-brick houses along steep valleys.

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4 Apr 2026
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara area of Kabul province.
Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said on Saturday that a child aged around two years old was the only survivor. Afghanistan’s disaster management agency said the boy was injured.
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The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8:42pm local time (16:12 GMT) on Friday at a depth of 186km (115 miles). The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicentre was in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
The capital Kabul is about 290km (180 miles) southwest of the epicentre.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in areas closer to the epicentre. The province is remote so it can often take several hours before local authorities can relay information back to Kabul.
Strong tremors were felt in multiple parts of Afghanistan, including Kabul and the Indian capital New Delhi, witnesses told the Reuters news agency.
Pakistan also felt the quake, including in the capital Islamabad and Peshawar, Chitral, Swat and Shangla. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Previous quakes
Afghanistan is frequently jolted by earthquakes along the Hindu Kush mountain range – near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. On average, 560 people are killed by quakes there every year.
The deadliest tremor in the country’s recent history struck last August. The shallow magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan wiped out mountain villages,
killing at least 2,200 people
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Most casualties were in Kunar province, where Afghans typically live in wood and mud-brick houses along steep valleys.
Impoverished Afghanistan often faces difficulty in responding to natural disasters, especially in remote regions.
Many homes in rural and outlying areas are poorly built with bricks, wood and mud.

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- Strong tremors were felt in multiple parts of Afghanistan, including Kabul and the Indian capital New Delhi, witnesses told the Reuters news agency.

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