After last earthquake that left more than 1400 dead, another strikes Afghanistan

Today's quake was at a relatively small depth of 10 miles [10 km], just like the one who struck the country Sunday at midnight.

It was one of the worst earthquakes in Afghanistan in many years, destroying houses in isolated villages. Still no known extent of the damage to the new earthquake.

The difficult terrain is seriously hindering rescue teams' efforts to provide assistance in the isolated villages of the affected mountain region, reports Aljazeera.

So far it is known that at least 1,411 people have lost their lives, 3124 have been injured, and more than 5400 houses have been destroyed, the spokesman for the Taliban administration, Zabhulah Mujaheded.

There are fears that more people are still trapped under the rubble, has revealed the Afghan Red Halfage, a humanitarian organisation operating in the region. The UN co-ordinator in Afghanistan has said the number of victims is expected to increase further.

This isolated country is prone to deadly earthquakes, especially in the Hindus mountain range, where Indian and Eurasian tectonic tablets meet. The eastern Kunnar and Nangarhar exercises were hit hardest by Sunday night's earthquake. /Periscopi/