Tajikistan Quake Shakes North India, Pakistan, No Major Damage

Residents—one holding a puppy—speak on a street in Amritsar after leaving their homes as tremors shook the city in Punjab State north-western India following a powerful earthquake in Tajikistan of a magnitude of 5.9 according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), late Feb. 12, 2021. Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images

NEW DELHI—A strong earthquake struck Tajikistan on Friday and the tremors were felt as far away as north India and Pakistan, witnesses said. Many residents ran out of their homes, but no major damage was reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 5.9 and centered 55 miles west of Murghob in Tajikistan, central Asia.