On September 1, local time, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Martin Kahni that the earthquake in the northeastern province of Kunar on the evening of August 31 killed 610 people, injured 1,300 and destroyed several houses.

According to official measurements by the China Seismological Network, at 23:47 local time on August 31, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in northeastern Afghanistan (34.50 degrees north latitude, 70.80 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 20 kilometers. The quake was felt in Kabul, Afghanistan. (General reporter Li Shuangxi)