{"id":377237,"date":"2023-10-08T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/10\/08\/over-320-killed-12-villages-entirely-destroyed-in-afghanistan-earthquake\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T02:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T02:15:00","slug":"over-320-killed-12-villages-entirely-destroyed-in-afghanistan-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/10\/08\/over-320-killed-12-villages-entirely-destroyed-in-afghanistan-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 320 Killed, 12 Villages Entirely Destroyed In Afghanistan Earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-10\/jph6qfq_afghanistan-earthquake-afp_625x300_08_October_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Over 320 Killed, 12 Villages Entirely Destroyed In Afghanistan Earthquake\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Over 320 Killed, 12 Villages Entirely Destroyed In Afghanistan Earthquake\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Over 320 Killed, 12 Villages Entirely Destroyed In Afghanistan Earthquake\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-10\/jph6qfq_afghanistan-earthquake-afp_625x300_08_October_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-10-08T07:45:48+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=730080&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_08102023_n_Afghanistan_48217_37663_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T0M41S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-10\/jph6qfq_afghanistan-earthquake-afp_625x300_08_October_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=730080&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Kabul: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>More than 320 people have been killed and hundreds feared wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit western Afghanistan&#8217;s Herat, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Local officials in Herat said that over 30 people have died and more than 600 others have been injured in several earthquakes in this province, reported the Pajhwok Afghan News.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, 12 villages in Zinda Jan and Ghoryan districts have been completely destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Janan Saiq, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Disaster Management, said that at least 15 people in three villages of the &#8220;Zinda Jan&#8221; district of Herat died in today&#8217;s earthquake and nearly 40 others were injured, reported Tolo News.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman of the ministry said in a video that some houses in Farah and Badghis provinces were also partially destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), six earthquakes occurred in western Afghanistan and the largest one was of magnitude of 6.3.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the information from (USGS), the latest earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occurred at a depth of 7.7 km in the &#8220;Zinda Jan district of Herat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The quake also was felt in the nearby provinces of Farah and Badghis, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, situated near the convergence of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.<\/p>\n<p>A powerful earthquake struck the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan in June 2022 killing over 1,000 people and injuring around 1,500, reported Pajhwok Afghan News.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/afghanistan-earthquake-herat-quake-over-320-killed-12-villages-entirely-destroyed-in-afghanistan-earthquake-4460670\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul: More than 320 people have been killed and hundreds feared wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit western Afghanistan&#8217;s Herat, according to the United Nations. 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