A devastating quake hit eastern Afghanistan — 610 dead, 1,300+ injured. Villages flattened, many still trapped under rubble. UN’s Guterres stands in full solidarity. Iran offers help. #AfghanistanEarthquake ????: SM pic.twitter.com/MoyH5WomLU
– Hesamuddin (@hhesam_) September 1, 2025
Deeply saddened by the loss of hundreds of lives and the destruction caused by the earthquake in Kunar and Eastern Afghanistan. Condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones. The scale of the devastation is shocking. Intl community has to provide support to Afghans. pic.twitter.com/my1MGYuXEj
– Mohsin Dawar (@mjiddawar) September 1, 2025
The quake at 11:47 pm was centred 27 kilometres east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8 kilometres deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qani confirmed the casualty figures to the Associated Press.
Up to a 1000 feared dead in devastating #Afghanistan quake.
Shallow #earthquake Hit Near Jalalabad Severe Damage in Kunar and Nangarhar.
Mud-and-rock homes destroyed; shocks felt in Pakistan
Rescue efforts ongoing amid broken systems of relief
pic.twitter.com/RQFIUOflIa– Osama bin javaid (@osamabinjavaid) September 1, 2025
This is incredibly sad and I’m so sorry to share it but I think everyone needs to see how deadly the earthquake in #Afghanistan has been.
Authorities say over 500 people have died in Koner and many people are still under the rubble. pic.twitter.com/3U5Uvrop4n
– AIMA KHAN (@Aima_kh) September 1, 2025
Rescue operations are still underway there, and several villages have been completely destroyed. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area.
????BREAKING: 6.0 quake devastates Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, killing 250+, injuring 500+, with villages leveled and urgent aid appeals underway. pic.twitter.com/wGKFyxfiTB
— The Daily CPEC (@TheDailyCPEC) September 1, 2025
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan on October 7, 2023, followed by strong aftershocks. The Taliban government estimated at least 4,000 people perished in that quake. The UN gave a far lower death toll of about 1,500. It was the deadliest natural disaster to strike Afghanistan in recent memory.
A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed hundreds of people and injured at least 1,000 others.
The 6.0-magnitude quake hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 1, 2025
First Published: Sept 1, 2025 3:09 PM IS
