Deep 6.6-magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan—USGS | Inquirer News

Deep 6.6-magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan—USGS

/ 07:12 PM April 10, 2016

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KABUL — A 6.6-magnitude quake struck northeast Afghanistan Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors also felt in Pakistan and India. 

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The quake at a depth of 210 kilometers (130 miles) occurred at 2:58 pm (1028 GMT), 282 km northeast of the capital Kabul.

There were no immediate reports of injuries and the USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties or damage.

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The quake was felt for a few seconds in Kabul and in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, where some residents evacuated apartment blocks after tremors shook ceiling fans and furniture.

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The quake was also felt in the Indian capital New Delhi, where buildings in the centre swayed and the metro train system was halted temporarily as a precaution. People rushed out of their homes in the northern region of Indian-administered  Kashmir.

“People are on the streets now and we don’t know whether to go back inside,” said an AFP reporter in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar.

Last October a 7.5-magnitude quake ripped across Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing almost 400 people and flattening buildings in rugged terrain that impeded relief efforts.

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