Afghanistan earthquake at 6.3 magnitude

Delhi,26Dec (agencies):Strong tremors were felt in parts of Delhi and National Capital Region on Saturday night after an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude on Ritcher Scale struck northeast Afghanistan near the country’s borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan.

The tremors were felt around 12:50 am and remained for 30 seconds.

Reports of heavy tremors were



also pouring in from Chandigarh, Jaipur, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir.According to the US Geological Survey, the quake measured 203.5 kilometres deep and struck about 280 kilometres northeast of the Afghan capital Kabul. Jammu and Kashmir also felt the tremors. People in the Kashmir region rushed to safety in chilling cold after feeling the quake.