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Powerful earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan | |
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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 centred in the mountainous Hindu Kush region, 45km (28 miles) south-west of Jarm. | |
In Pakistan, local news channels showed people evacuating office buildings. | |
There have been no reports so far of casualties. | |
A BBC correspondent in the Pakistani city of Lahore said phone lines were down following the quake. | |
People in the Indian capital Delhi ran into the streets after the tremor struck, witnesses said. |