Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan

World Afghanistanearthquakepakistan Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan Earthquake Felt In Paphos District Relevant News Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant cuts output due to high river temperature 27 June 2026 Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan 27 June 2026 Police search for suspect after knife attack injures two women in Nicosia 27 June 2026 Newsroom 27 June 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber 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. “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. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant cuts output due to high river temperature Police search for suspect after knife attack injures two women in Nicosia Interest rises in Cyprus contract soldiers as reforms improve pay and career prospects Tanker struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as ‘surrender’ 57-year-old Russian man found dead in sea area of Enaerios, Limassol Fire brought under control in Trachoni, Limassol as crews remain on scene for safety checks Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.