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Tajikistan

Powerful quake strikes, felt in New Delhi

Tajikistan was struck by a powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi and in Pakistan, the US Geological Survey and witnesses said. A spokesman for Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee said it had as of yet no information on casualties or damage. Russian military bases in the country were not affected, RIA news agency reported, citing Russia's Defense Ministry. The epicenter of the quake was 111 kilometers southwest of Karakul said, in a sparsely populated mountainous area.