Earthquake rattles Pakistan’s capital, other cities

A powerful earthquake rattles Pakistan’s capital and other cities across the country.

Pakistani official Arif Ullah tells The Associated Press that the magnitude-7.1 quake is centered near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan. Germany’s GFZ Research Center for Geosciences set the quake’s magnitude at 6.5.

In Islamabad, terrified residents flee their homes and offices as buildings sway. Television footage shows people praying in public.

Tremors are felt as far away as the Indian capital, New Delhi.

AP

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