
New Delhi, April 24: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, with strong tremors felt in the capital Kabul and Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan as well as New Delhi, reports said.
The quake hit at 0925 GMT and was centred in southeastern Afghanistan at a depth of 70 kilometres (44 miles), it said.
Tremors shook Srinagar and adjoining areas but there was no report of any casualty, officials said.
The tremors were felt around 3pm, prompting people to rush outside buildings for safety.
However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage reported from anywhere, police said.
"We are collecting the details of the earthquake," a spokesman of the Met office said.
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