Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Hindu Kush in Afghanistan, EMSC says

FILE PHOTO: Mohibullah Niazi searches through items piled up at a house damaged by an earthquake in the village of Ittefaq, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 4, 2026. - AP

KABUL: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Saturday (April 18), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

The quake was at a depth of 190 km, the EMSC said. - Reuters