Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan

Kabul, Jun 27: A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on ​Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre ​said, sending out tremors that could be ⁠felt from the capital Kabul across the ​border into neighbouring Pakistan.

People ran out of their ​doors in panic in 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.”

There were no immediate official ​reports of ​casualties or ⁠damage, but checks were ongoing, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority ​said in a statement.

The magnitude 6 ​quake ⁠was at a depth of 100 km (62 miles), EMSC said.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Pakistan earlier ⁠on ​Saturday, according to EMSC. (Reuters)