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Earthquake of magnitude 5.66 strikes Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, GFZ says

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17 Oct 2025 16:32

(Reuters)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.66 struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km, GFZ said.

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