A look at why the country experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The USGS said the quake's epicentre was located 22 km west-southwest of Khulm, Afghanistan, and had a depth of 28 km. It struck at 12:59 am Monday local time.

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early Thursday, following recent tremors reported across the country ...

Local authorities are reporting at least 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries after a powerful earthquake shook northern ...

Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, but its earthquakes cause the most fatalities, killing about 560 people on average each year and causing annual ...

At least 7 people were killed and over 150 were injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan ...

In a small village in northern Afghanistan, nestled in barren mountains and cut off from main roads, Arsam points to what is ...