An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan near Qarchi Gak on Tuesday afternoon.
The earthquake struck at 07:59:57 GMT on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 36.865 degrees north latitude and 66.6796 degrees east longitude, Xinhua reported.
( With inputs from ANI )
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