HUGE earthquake strikes Afghanistan-Tajikistan border leaving homes SHAKING
A huge earthquake has rocked the Afghanistan border leaving homes shaking and people fearing for their lives.
By SEAN MARTIN
Express.co.uk
Wed, May 9, 2018
A mega-earthquake registering 6.2 on the Richter scale has hit the mountainous region where Afghanistan and Tajikistan meet.
The earthquake hit at 11.40 AM local time.
Homes were rattled in the surrounding areas but officials say that there has been no damage to properties and more importantly no reports of casualties.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck at a depth of almost 100 kilometres, which allowed the tremors to be carried as far as Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and New Delhi, India.
The India Meteorological Department (MeT) said: “The intensity of the earthquake, which had its epicentre in Afghanistan-Kazakhstan border, measured 6.2 on the Richter Scale.”
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