2nd LD: 9 killed, scores injured as powerful earthquake shocks Afghanistan

At least nine people were confirmed dead and scores injured as a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Afghanistan on Monday.

"Five bodies of the earthquake victims and 65 injured persons have been taken to hospital so far in Nangarhar's provincial capital of Jalalabad city," Najibullah Kamawal, head of Nangarhar provincial health department, told Xinhua.

He said the death toll would further rise.

At least four people have lost their lives in the northern Takhar province, according to officials.

Meantime, locals in Baghlan, Takhar, Jauzjan, Kunduz and Badakhshan provinces said scores of people sustained injuries and several houses have been destroyed and damaged.

The U.S. Geological Survey initially measured the quake at 7.7 magnitude, and later revised it down to 7.5 magnitude. Enditem