Three injured jumping from building during earthquake in Balkh
Local officials in Balkh province reported that three people were injured in Mazar-e-Sharif after jumping from a building when an earthquake struck the city early Friday.
The quake occurred at around 2:42 a.m. and registered a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Kamal Khan Zadran, spokesperson for the Balkh Provincial Public Health Department, said the injured individuals were taken to Abu Ali Sina-e-Balkhi Regional Hospital, where their condition is improving.
The tremor was felt in the neighboring provinces of Samangan, Jawzjan, Faryab and Sar-e Pul, but no casualties or material damage have been reported from those areas.
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