Another earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, near the epicentre of Sunday's powerful tremor, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The latest quake was centred 34 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the USGS added.
The fresh tremor near the same epicentre comes just a day after a powerful 6.0 magnitude quake devastated parts of the region late Sunday, leaving over 1,400 people dead and nearly 2,500 injured, according to a Taliban government spokesperson.
In Nangarhar province alone, another dozen people were killed and hundreds more injured, AFP reported.
Back-to-back quakes hit Afghanistan
The back-to-back quakes have flattened thousands of homes, toppled buildings, and triggered large-scale rescue and relief operations.
Rescuers, joined by villagers, searched through rubble with their bare hands, while emergency teams struggled to access remote, mountainous areas.
More than 5,400 houses were destroyed in Kunar province, government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on X, adding that emergency shelters were being set up and aid offers were pouring in from several countries.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, Indrika Ratwatte warned that "hundreds of thousands" could be affected.
The European Union further announced that it would send 130 tonnes of emergency supplies ($1.2 million) in aid.
Afghanistan’s response capacity remains severely limited as international aid has dwindled since the Taliban takeover in 2021. The country is one of the world's poorest, with many people living in mud-brick homes highly vulnerable to collapse in earthquakes, the agency reported.
The USGS said Sunday's tremor struck just eight kilometres below the surface, making it relatively shallow and more destructive. Many of those worst affected are Afghans recently forced to return from Iran and Pakistan, resettling in fragile villages near the Torkham border crossing.
India extends humanitarian aid
India has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after a series of powerful earthquakes killed over 800 people and injured more than 2,800.
The ministry of external affairs (MEA) confirmed the assistance in a post on X on Monday, saying, "India extends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan in the wake of the earthquake."
Earthquakes are common in Afghanistan, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates meet, but the scale of destruction in recent days has been especially devastating.
The latest quake was centred 34 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the USGS added.
The fresh tremor near the same epicentre comes just a day after a powerful 6.0 magnitude quake devastated parts of the region late Sunday, leaving over 1,400 people dead and nearly 2,500 injured, according to a Taliban government spokesperson.
In Nangarhar province alone, another dozen people were killed and hundreds more injured, AFP reported.
Back-to-back quakes hit Afghanistan
The back-to-back quakes have flattened thousands of homes, toppled buildings, and triggered large-scale rescue and relief operations.
Rescuers, joined by villagers, searched through rubble with their bare hands, while emergency teams struggled to access remote, mountainous areas.
More than 5,400 houses were destroyed in Kunar province, government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on X, adding that emergency shelters were being set up and aid offers were pouring in from several countries.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, Indrika Ratwatte warned that "hundreds of thousands" could be affected.
The European Union further announced that it would send 130 tonnes of emergency supplies ($1.2 million) in aid.
Afghanistan’s response capacity remains severely limited as international aid has dwindled since the Taliban takeover in 2021. The country is one of the world's poorest, with many people living in mud-brick homes highly vulnerable to collapse in earthquakes, the agency reported.
The USGS said Sunday's tremor struck just eight kilometres below the surface, making it relatively shallow and more destructive. Many of those worst affected are Afghans recently forced to return from Iran and Pakistan, resettling in fragile villages near the Torkham border crossing.
India extends humanitarian aid
India has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after a series of powerful earthquakes killed over 800 people and injured more than 2,800.
The ministry of external affairs (MEA) confirmed the assistance in a post on X on Monday, saying, "India extends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan in the wake of the earthquake."
Earthquakes are common in Afghanistan, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates meet, but the scale of destruction in recent days has been especially devastating.
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