17 April,2009 11:44 AM IST | | Agencies
Two earthquakes hit eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least 15 people and destroying dozens of houses.
Government spokesperson Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said the tremors, which occurred about 90 km east of Kabul, have killed 15 people, injured 20 and destroyed about 100 houses.
The two earthquakes, of 5.5 and 5.1 magnitude, hit eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of Friday.
One quake of 5.5 magnitude rattled the Hindu Kush border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan at 1.57 am (local time) and was followed by another other one of 5.1 magnitude two hours later.
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The Hindu Kush range which covers northern and eastern Afghanistan are often jolted by earthquakes.
