Strong shaking was felt in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and across northern Pakistan on Tuesday evening, according to Reuters witnesses.
Shaking could be felt as far as the Indian capital, New Delhi.
Large parts of South Asia are seismically active because a tectonic plate known as the Indian plate is pushing north into the Eurasian plate.
According to the United States Geological Survey the countries were jolted by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake.
