Afghanistan rocked by another earthquake amid ongoing crisis

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

According to the USGS, the tremor struck Jalalabad City, the provincial capital, at 4:59 p.m. local time. The epicentre was located at 34.67 degrees north latitude and 70.68 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

This quake comes just a day after a devastating 6.0-magnitude earthquake late Sunday killed over 1,400 people and injured more than 3,000 across Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces.

Authorities are currently assessing the impact of the latest tremor in the already-stricken region.