According to the National Center for Seismology, the epicentre of the magnitude 6.1 earthquake was near Afghanistan.
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Strong tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR on Thursday after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan.
The earthquake tremors, which lasted for a few seconds, triggered panic among residents as people rushed out in the open.
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According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the magnitude 6.1 earthquake was near Afghanistan.
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“Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 11-01-2024, 14:50:24 IST, Lat: 36.48 & Long: 70.45, Depth: 220 Km ,Location: Afghanistan,” it wrote on ‘X’.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 241 kilometers north-northeast of Afghanistan’s Kabul and it struck at the depth of 220 km.
The tremors were also felt in Pakistan’s Islamabad, Lahore and in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
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