KABUL, April 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- At least eight people have been killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening, said Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, reported Xinhua.
A house in Kabul province collapsed following the quake, killing eight residents and injuring a child, Hammad said late Friday night.
Strong tremors were felt in the capital, Kabul.
The epicentre, with a depth of 186.4 kilometres, was initially determined to be at a latitude of 36.55 degrees north and a longitude of 70.85 degrees east.
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