People Vacate Homes, Offices After Earthquake Hit North India

People vacated their homes and offices after they felt the first tremors of the earthquake that hit North India.

A major earthquake measuring at least 7.5 on the Richter scale on Monday jolted large parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The epicentre of the quake lay in Hindu Kush in Afghanistan.

After experiencing the first tremors of the quake, people ran out of the homes and offices and gathered outside as a safety measure.