The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake, which was centered about 30 kilometers north-northwest of Hert, followed a series of"This earthquake was preceded by three other M 6.3 earthquakes in the previous days," USGS said in. "One M6.3 occurred on October 11th and two others occurred about 30 minutes apart on October 7th." Sunday's earthquake was registered at a depth of 6.3 km along the same fault planes on which the four most recent quakes struck, the USGS's statement said.ABC News' KJ Edelman contributed to this story.
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