Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan Cities

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was felt across a number of major cities throughout southwest Asia.The earthquake occurred in Afghanistan, near the border with Tajikistan, at 10:28 GMT, according to the Agency for the US Geological Survey (USGS).The tremors were felt in Kabul, Islamabad, Lahore and Delhi, forcing residents to flee their homes.In October 2015, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in the border areas and killing nearly 300 people.Read more: A History of the deadly earthquakeThe latest quake, the Hindu Kush mountain town sparsely populated, hit at a depth of 210 km, the USGS reported. It is the depth of the earthquake in 2015.At least one dead in Pakistan's Swat region, and 30 others were injured, emergency officials said.None reported significant damage, but a spokesman for the Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan said that the country has a high risk of landslides.Photos copyright EPAImage caption at least 27 people were in hospital in PeshawarIn Delhi, far away from the epicenter, the subway system has been stopped. Sanjoy Majumder BBC correspondent said several aftershocks were felt in the Indian capital.landslides after the earthquake as a potential threat, said Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for the Agency for National Disaster Management of India.A weak areaPhotos copyright AFPPhoto caption earthquake last October caused a landslide in the Hunza Valley in PakistanThe USGS said the earthquake occurred in "one of the most dangerous seismic zones in the world."The Hindu Kush mountain formation sits on the side of India, but in the front line of the continental collision, where the Himalayas are set as India disappeared under Eurasia and 40-50mm (2ins) per year.It is in this rugged region where the horizontal between India and Afghanistan meet input impact of Himalayan fault line. There are many small, relationships and purpose offenses under different directions.Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday that the region was shaken a series of strong earthquakes Hindu Kush in recent days.Hamza Nadeem, 19, felt the quake at his home in Sialkot in eastern Pakistan."I see that rattle ceiling fan, and then the whole house was shaking," he told the BBC. "We all ran out."It lasted about a minute and a half - nothing broken, no damage, but it is a terrible experience, we all stand and pray.".