A powerful earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as widely as Pakistan and northern India.
The quake had a magnitude of 7.7, the US Geological survey reported, and was centered in a mountainous region 45km (28 miles) south-west of Jarm.
In Pakistan, local news channels showed people evacuating high-rise office buildings.
There have been no reports so far of casualties.
Similarily strong earthquake rocked North India, including parts of the national capital region. Initial report say the epicentre was in Northern Pakistan and the tremors have been clocked at 7.7 on the Richter scale. People were seen running out of offices in Noida. According to initial reports the epicentre has been recorded in the Hindukush mountain region between Pakistan and Afghanistan. “Hindu Kush earthquake is 7.7-magnitude and 42 miles from Chitral in Pakistan,” agencies quoted USGS as saying. Our bureaus in Chandigarh and Srinagar have reported the massive tremors though no reports of damage have come in. Phone lines down in Srinagar (J&K) due to the earthquake. – Buildings evacuated after strong tremors were felt in New Delhi
