Earthquake jolts northeast Afghanistan, no casualties reported

"The tremor struck Badakhshan province but fortunately it was not strong and we have not received any report about loss of life and property damages," Sayed Abdullah Hamayon Dehqanzada, the head of Natural Disaster Management Authority in Badakhshan province, told Xinhua.

Officials and locals also felt the quake in Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces but have yet to release any report about loss of life or property damages.