An earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude struck in northern Afghanistan on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, sending tremors that were felt in India and Pakistan.
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A Pakistani paramedic treats a woman injured in an earthquake in Peshawar. A Majeed / AFP Photo -
A man, injured in the earthquake, receives medical treatment at a hospital in Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan. Naveed Ali / EPA -
Patients are were moved outdoors at the government medical college hospital after a strong tremor was felt in Jammu, India. Channi Anand / AP Photo -
The United States Geological Service (USGS) put the magnitude of the earthquake at 7.5 and said its epicentre was in the far northern province of Badakhshan, which borders Tajikistan and China. USGS / EPA -
Delhi office workers stand in a car park after vacating their buildings following the Afghanistan earthquake. Prakash Singh / AFP Photo -
Tremors were reported to have lasted about a minute in New Delhi. Money Sharma / AFP Photo -
Office buildings swayed and workers who had just returned from lunch ran out of buildings and gathered in the street or in car parks. Money Sharma / AFP Photo -
People receive medical treatment outside a hospital in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Sultan Dogar / EPA -
People receive medical treatment outside a hospital in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Sultan Dogar / EPA -
The earthquake damaged a wall of a fort used by Pakistan security forces in Peshawar. A Majeed / AFP Photo
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