A massive earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, and tremors were felt in India. Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and neighbouring cities late on Tuesday evening. The epicentre of the earthquake is believed to be 90 km from Kalafgan in Afghanistan.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter Scale hit 133km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan today at 10:17 pm IST," said National Centre for Seismology. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake rocked Afghanistan its epicentre was 40 kilometres south-southeast of the Afghan town of Jurm. The tremors erupted at 156km depth, the report said.

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Delhi Fire Services said they received a call about the tilting of a building in the Shakarpur area in East Delhi. Multiple visuals have been shared on Twitter of people rushing out of their homes due to the aftershock.

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