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Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 shakes Afghanistan, strong tremors in northern India, Pakistan
21/03/2023 11:06 PM | Click to read full article
A major earthquake of 6.6 magnitudes struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Tuesday. Strong tremors were also felt in northern India and Pakistan. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was in Afghanistan's Jurm. According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter Scale hit 133km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan, at 10:17 pm.