21 March 2023 at 18:03 Strong earthquake in Afghan mountain region An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 has hit the Hindu Kush mountain region in Afghanistan, reports the Reuters news agency. The German GFZ has measured the earthquake at a depth of 184 kilometers. Tremors could be felt in New Delhi in India, writes the Indian news agency ANI. AFP writes that the quake could also be felt over large parts of Pakistan, and that it lasted for 30 seconds. – People ran out of their houses and quoted the Koran, says an AFP correspondent in Rawalpindi. Large parts of South Asia are particularly prone to earthquakes because two tectonic plates push against each other, writes Reuters.
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