Do not panic, Kejriwal says

New Delhi, Oct 26  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked people not to panic after a powerful earthquake jolted the capital.

"Please stay calm and do not panic. Disaster management teams have been activated," he tweeted soon after the quake shook northern India as well as large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The epicentre of the quake, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, lay in Jarm in Afghanistan, 256 km northeast of Kabul.