Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

7.7 Earthquake hits the Hindu Kush, Afghanistan.

Initial reports that at least 12 people were killed in northwestern Pakistan. Shockwaves were felt in northern India and in Pakistan's capital, where hundreds of people ran out of buildings as the ground rolled beneath them. The quake was 213km deep and centred 254km north-east of Kabul in a remote area of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountain range.

5.5 Earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands.

5.1 Earthquake hits Guerrero, Mexico.

5.1 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

5.1 Earthquake hits southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.