A massive earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, and tremors were felt in India. Strong tremors were felt in J&K besides Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh 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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No reports of damage or casualties have been reported, but the residents were in panic as many rushed out of their homes. 

The earthquake hit the region at around 10:17 pm.

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