Afghanistan, Pakistan jolted by 6.5-magnitude quake
An Afghan man stands between houses that were damaged by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 rocked Afghanistan and Pakistan Tuesday night, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) south-southeast of the Afghan town of Jurm, near the borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan.
It struck at a depth of more than 185 miles, USGS said.
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