A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border at 6.28 pm today.

According to a Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) statement, the epicentre was 153 kilometres southeast of Taloqan, Afghanistan and 4,438 kilometres northwest of Padang Besar, Perlis.

A strong earthquake has occurred at 06:28pm 10/04/16,36.5N 71.2E with magnitude 6.6 and depth...

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