A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted east Afghanistan at 8:47 a.m. local time at a depth of 35 km on Wednesday, according to Xinhua.
The epicenter of the quake was located 33 km northeast of Mehtarlam, the capital of Laghman Province, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported.
There have been no immediate reports of possible casualties or damages to buildings so far.
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