6.3 magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Afghanistan

Another powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook northwestern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others, Anadolu Agency reported.

The earthquake rocked the provincial capital Herat at 8:06 a.m. local time, a statement by the provincial government said, adding that the wounded were taken to nearby hospitals.

WHO Afghanistan said more than 120 injured were brought to Herat Regional Hospital, and many more were taken to other facilities in the city.

Afghanistan’s Information Ministry, run by the interim Taliban administration, said the quake shook Herat and adjoining provinces, knocking out electricity in most of the province.