A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far away as New Delhi and Islamabad. Northern India joltedTremors were felt in several parts of northern India, including Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan. “The epicentre of the quake was near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border and occurred at a depth of around 190 kilometres,” an official said in Srinagar. A girder of the under-construction Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover in Srinagar slipped off pillars near Aloochibagh due to the earthquake, officials said. Pakistan officials also dispatched teams in Balochistan and nearby Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to assess reports of damage.

Source: Hindustan Times January 31, 2018 07:18 UTC