Midnight Earthquake in Balkh; People Report Extensive Damage.
Local sources say a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook parts of Balkh province and northern Afghanistan at midnight Monday.
The European Seismological Center has announced that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 kilometers and near the city of Kholm in Balkh province.
According to the organization, the earthquake was also felt in provinces such as Kabul, Kunduz, Baghlan and Samangan.
Local sources in Balkh say that the earthquake caused extensive damage and a large number of residential houses were destroyed in Balkh and its surroundings, but so far there is no information on the exact number of casualties and extent of damage.
