Powerful Earthquake Shakes West Afghanistan Week After Devastating Quakes Hit Same Region

Injured people received treatment after a powerful earthquake in Herat Province, western of Afghanistan, on Oct. 15, 2023. MSF Afghanistan via AP

ISLAMABAD—A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest quake’s epicenter was about 34 kilometers (21 miles) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and eight kilometers (five miles) below the surface.