The National Centre for Seismology said that three powerful earthquakes struck the western part of Afghanistan within half an hour on Saturday.
The latest earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2, was reported at 12:42 pm, following earlier quakes of 5.6 at 12:19 pm and 6.1 at 12:11 pm.
The epicentre of the seismic activity has been identified as 40 kilometres northwest of the city of Herat.
No reports of damages to properties or injuries have emerged so far.
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