Tremors of a 6.2- intensity earthquake that had its epicentre in Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region were felt in the north Indian states of Punjab,Haryana and Delhi. PTI graphics
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rocked Afghanistan and Pakistan, sending people racing out of buildings in the two capitals. Tremors were also felt in parts of north India and Pakistan on Wednesday.
Omer Mohammadi, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s disaster management authority, says two small children were injured when their home collapsed. In Islamabad and Kabul, people fled their offices and homes and recited verses from the Quran in the streets.
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The temblor was felt in the Swat Valley and Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan Meteorological Department was quoted as saying by 'The Express Tribune'.
The tremor was felt hours after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, injuring at least nine children and spreading fear among residents. The epicenter of the quake was northwestern city of Bannu at a depth of 12 kilometres.
The epicentre of the quake measuring above 6 was along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border and it originated at a depth of 97 kilometre, said a spokesman for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Metrological Department.
There were no reports of loss of life or damage to property, government officials said.
Tremors of an earthquake that had its epicentre in the Afghanistan-Kazakhistan border region were felt in the north Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, officials said. The quake was felt at about 4:15 pm today, a MeT Department official said.
The quake set buildings shaking in the Afghan capital of Kabul, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The tremor hit at a depth of 96 km (60 miles), about 67 km (42 miles) south of the provincial capital of Khorugh.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck on Wednesday in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, in its mountainous border region near Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey said.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Tajikistan, near Afghan border