Quake measuring 7.7 magnitude hits North India, epicenter — Breaking News

Metro services have been halted in the national capital.

Tremors were also felt in Kabul and New Delhi.

Pakistan’s GEO TV reported people leaving their homes in Peshawar, Abbottabad and the capital Islamabad, with no reports of casualties so far. Meanwhile in 10 people got injured in Sargodha after the school wall fell down.

Buildings shook for well over a minute in the Indian capital, New Delhi, sending office workers scurrying onto the streets.

A magnitude-7.7 quake hit northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, and was felt hundreds of miles away in Pakistan and India.

Two children among four people were killed in Swat.

Indian Meteorological Department confirmed that the quake bore a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was said to in the deep Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.

A massive natural disaster hit North India today, which was measured at 7.7 magnitude on Richter scale today.

Dubai resident Anuj Sharma, who was in Delhi at the time of the quake, told Emirates 24|7: “It was one of the scariest experiences of our lives”.

All agencies have been directed to move out with their resources to find out the welfare of the country.