6.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan; tremors felt in north India

New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 jolted Hindukush region of Afghanistan on Sunday.

Strong tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and other parts of north India. The tremors were felt for almost 1.5 minutes.

Delhi Fire Department said control rooms have not received any calls reporting major damage or collapse of any buildings.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was in Delhi Secretariat when the tremors were felt tweeted, "earthquake!!! It was really scary! I could see plants and furniture shaking at 6th floor office of Delhi secretariat. Wish all is well".

Delhi Metro services were affected for a brief period in the wake of the tremor and resumed later.

"Service were halted briefly after the quake but we resumed operations soon after," a Delhi Metro official said