Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram

New Delhi: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, Reuters reported. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was at a depth of 121 km (75 miles). The centre was 164 km east of Baghlan, a city with a population of about 108,000. It is important to note that the EMSC had first reported the quake at a magnitude of 6.4, and later revised it to 5.6.

Tremors were also felt in Delhi-NCR, claimed social media users on platform X.

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