Multiple Earthquakes Strike Afghanistan 

Multiple earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, with the first and largest at a magnitude of 6.3, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Report says the subsequent quakes had magnitudes including 5.5, 4.7, and 5.9, the latter being 35 km northwest of the city of Herat.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) earlier reported the initial earthquake at a magnitude of 6.2.

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