Strong tremors were felt in New Delhi and people were seen running out of the buildings.
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The quake was 196 km (120 miles) deep and centred 82 km southeast of Feyzabad in a remote area of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountain range. At least 23 people have been reported dead and more than 140 injured. The quake measured 7.7 on the Richter scale with an epicenter at Hindukush region, the Central government said. Powerful tremors were also felt across Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
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