Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts Afghanistan's Hindu Kush, tremors felt in J-K

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s mountainous Hindu Kush region late Sunday night, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor, occurring near the Pakistan border at a depth of 10 km, caused strong ground shaking but no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The earthquake hit at 11:47 pm local time (19:17 GMT), catching many residents in their homes. The USGS pinpointed the epicentre 42 kilometres east-northeast of Jalalabad and about 36 kilometres north of Basawul, near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan.

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