Quake jolts Pakistan, J&K, Afghanistan
An earthquake shook some buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir state in India yesterday, witnesses said. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centred in mountainous Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, at a depth of 210 km, the US Geological Survey said. Officials in Kabul said they were assessing damage in areas around the sparsely populated epicentre. In Pakistan, tremors were felt strongly. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Tremors were also felt in India’s Kashmir where people rushed out of their homes and offices.
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