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A powerful-magnitude earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, shook parts of Pakistan for at least 30 seconds on Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear whether the tremor caused damage or casualties.
earthquakes were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar, Kohat, Lakki Marwat and other parts of the country.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan and its depth was 180 kilometers.
The effects of the earthquake were also felt in Peshawar, Swabi, Lodhran, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Skardu, Kohat, Toba Tek Singh, Parachinar, Nowshera and Khanewal.
aftershocks were felt as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi, Reuters reported.
Large areas of South Asia are seismically active as a tectonic plate known as the Indian Plate pushes north into the Eurasian Plate.
"People ran out of their homes and recited the Koran," an AFP correspondent in Rawalpindi told AFP.
so terrifying
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