Afghanistan earthquake: Grief, devastation as powerful tremors kill over 800 | In Photos

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake, was centred 27 kilometres (17 miles) east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.

Updated on: Sep 01, 2025 6:57 PM IST

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Spectators oversee houses that are left destroyed after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan in the late hours of Monday. (From Taliban spox Suhail Shaheen)

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A portion of land is seen to have caved as houses stand crushed after an earthquake jittered Afghanistan on Monday, killing hundreds and injuring several others. (From Taliban spox Suhail Shaheen)

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Ambulances are seen queued up at Afghanistan's Nangarhar Airport to receive victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in the eastern part of the country on Monday. (Nangarhar Media Center via AP)

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Afghan citizens stand in queue at Nangarhar Regional Hospital as they donate blood to the victims of an earthquake that jolted the country on Monday, killing hundreds. (AP)

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Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake in Mazar Dara in Afghanistan's Kunar province after a powerful earthquake claimed several lives and injured many others. (Hedayat Shah/AP)

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An earthquake victim is carried on a stretcher to an ambulance at an airport in Afghanistan's Jalalabad after an earthquake jittered the eastern part of the country on Monday. (REUTERS)

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Taliban soldiers and civilians carry earthquake victims to an ambulance at an airport in Afghanistan's Jalalabad after the calamity left several dead and many more injured. (REUTERS)

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Stretchers are seen lined up at Afghanistan's Nangarhar Airport as authorities prepare to receive victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern parts of the country on Monday. (AP)