A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, with strong tremors felt across the country, including the capital Kabul, and as far away as Pakistan and India, witnesses said.
The quake struck Afghanistan’s northern Hindu Kush region at a depth of 189km, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Strong shaking was also felt in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and Indian capital New Delhi, the UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology said.