The national capital and some adjoining areas felt slight tremors this afternoon due to a moderate earthquake in the Hindukush region of Afghanistan.The quake, with a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale, occurred at 1519 IST, the met department said here.It was epicentred at 36.5 degree North latitude and 70.9 degree East longitude."Slight tremors were felt here due to the quake in Hindukush region," a met official said.

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