New Delhi: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, on Sunday struck the Hindukush mountain region in Afghanistan, ripples of which were felt in Pakistan and several parts of north India, including New Delhi.

The duration of the quake was around 10-15 seconds. The epicentre of the quake was in the border region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains having a depth of 236 kilometres.