6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in parts on North India including Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Feb 2: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday evening. The tremors were felt even in the Delhi-NCR region.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the Indian Meteorological Department reported.

The earthquake took place at 5:34 pm. The depth of the epicentre was 212 km, said reports. As per the USGS, the epicentre of the quake was in Jarm (Hindu Kush), Afghanistan.

No damage or casualties have been reported so far.

In May 2018, a 6.2 magnitude quake had hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region. The tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Kashmir Valley, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab.

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