A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan confirmed today that up to now, the number of victims caused by the late-night earthquake on August 31 local time in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 1,000, and there is a possibility that the number of casualties will increase further. According to measurements by the China Earthquake Network, the magnitude of this earthquake was magnitude 6.1, and the depth of the earthquake was 20 kilometers.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan confirmed today that up to now, the number of victims caused by the late-night earthquake on August 31 local time in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 1,000, and there is a possibility that the number of casualties will increase further. According to measurements by the China Earthquake Network, the magnitude of this earthquake was magnitude 6.1, and the depth of the earthquake was 20 kilometers.