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Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan
Witnesses said the powerful shake was felt in the capital, Kabul, and northern Pakistan
- PUBLISHED: Sat 27 Jun 2026, 5:55 PM UPDATED: Sat 27 Jun 2026, 7:07 PM
A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul across the border into neighbouring Pakistan.
People ran out of their doors in panic in Swat district in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, resident Daniyal Ahmad told Reuters. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
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“It was very huge here in Swat and it lasted for quite a long time,” he said. "People came out of their houses and women and children were seen crying in panic."
There were no immediate official reports of casualties or damage, but checks were ongoing, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said in a statement.
The magnitude 6 quake was at a depth of 100 km (62 miles), EMSC said.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Pakistan earlier on Saturday, according to EMSC.