M5.7 earthquake recorded in Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Afghanistan on Saturday, Qazinform News Agency cites Kazakhstan’s National Data Center.

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According to operational data from the Kazakhstan Data Center of the Institute of Geophysical Research of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m. Astana time on June 27.

The epicenter was located at 36.92 degrees north latitude and 70.68 degrees east longitude. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 228 kilometers.

Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that a magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck the Philippine Islands region at 9:17 p.m. GMT on Thursday.