An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck Afghanistan with tremors being felt in New Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The earthquake reportedly originated 35 kilometres south of Jarm in Afghanistan, close to the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border at 12:36 pm Indian Standard Time (IST). Earthquake tremors were felt in Pakistan, leaving one infant dead and nine family members injured in Balochistan after the roof of their home collapsed.
Earthquake tremors were also felt all across North India, including in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Here are the highlights on the Afghanistan Earthquake :