Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan -- GFZ-Xinhua

Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-08-19 04:19:45|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan at 1951 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 188.8 km, was initially determined to be at 36.52 degrees north latitude and 70.78 degrees east longitude.

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