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Afghanistan earthquake: Strong tremors felt in India and Pakistan capitals | Afghanistan earthquake: Strong tremors felt in India and Pakistan capitals |
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A powerful earthquake has struck the border area between Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, with tremors felt in Delhi and Islamabad. | A powerful earthquake has struck the border area between Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, with tremors felt in Delhi and Islamabad. |
The quake was intially measured at 6.6 by the USGS, though there were no immediate reports of casualties. | The quake was intially measured at 6.6 by the USGS, though there were no immediate reports of casualties. |
TV footage in Pakistan reportedly showed buildings swaying as people fled their homes, while others prayed in public. | |
Pakistani official Arif Ullah said the magnitude-7.1 quake was centered near Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan. Germany's GFZ Research Center for Geosciences set the quake's magnitude at 6.5. | |
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