6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region
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Earlier on June 27, a 5.4-magnitude quake struck Pakistan (above). A strong quake in Afghanistan sent tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul to across the border in neighbouring Pakistan.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on June 27, said the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), sending tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul to across the border in neighbouring Pakistan.
There were no immediate official reports of casualties or damage from the quake, but checks were ongoing, said the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority in a statement.
The 6-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 100km, EMSC said.
Earlier on June 27, a 5.4-magnitude quake struck Pakistan, according to the centre.
More than 20 people were injured, and dozens of houses were damaged in different areas of Musakhail district in Pakistan, the district’s deputy commissioner, Abdul Razzaq Khajak, told Reuters.
The disaster management authority in Pakistan’s Balochistan province said around 125 houses were damaged, adding that relief teams were sent to the affected area with tents, food, solar panels, blankets and other items.
People ran out of their homes in panic in the Swat district in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, resident Daniyal Ahmad told Reuters.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
“It was very huge here in Swat, and it lasted for quite a long time,” he said. “People came out of their houses, and women and children were seen crying in panic.”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the damage caused and ordered an urgent response from the authorities to help those affected, his office said. REUTERS
