Another quake hits western Afghanistan; official says losses "huge"

A general view of the quake-hit area in the district of Zinda Jan, in Herat, Afghanistan October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) -A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and rescue teams already in the field following a series of deadly quakes on Saturday.

There were no early details on casualties caused by the latest quake, disaster management spokesman Janan Sayeeq told Reuters. Saturday's tremors killed at least 2,400 people, the Taliban-run government said, making the quakes one of the deadliest in the world so far this year.