7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Tajikistan, Shakes Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

The U.S. Geological Survey said a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Tajikistan on Monday, according to NBC News.

It hit some 130 miles east of the Tajik Capital of Dushanbe.

The tremors shook some buildings in cities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, witnesses said.

A spokesman for Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee told Reuters that authorities had no information so far on any casualties or damage from the quake, NBC News reported.

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