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As of Friday evening local time, there were no reports of damage or injuries from the earthquake, which struck at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, near the meeting of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, is prone to earthquakes and averages three quakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater per year, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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