Publish Date: 18 February 2024 - 15:28

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday.

A strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit 29 km away from Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, in the early afternoon of Sunday.

The incident occurred at 3:50 pm local time (GMT +4:30), according to VolcanoDiscovery.

The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

No further details regarding the possible damage have been released so far.

MNA