In the Afghani city of Taloqah 12 girls were killed in a stampede when people rushed out of a school hit by the earthquake.
The earthquake took place 45 km (28 miles) south-southwest from the Afghan city of Jarm and 256 km (159miles) north-northeast from the country`s capital Kabul.
Tremors were also felt in Azerbaijan, Pakistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.
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