Earthquake shakes northern Pakistan and Afghanistan

An earthquake has shaken large parts of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.

There are no immediate reports of damage.

The quake was felt in Islamabad and the northern city of Peshawar.

In Kabul, the Afghan capital, more than 300 miles from Islamabad, heavy tremors were also reported.

Shaking could also be felt in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

In Peshawar, the shaking continued for more than 10 minutes.

The quake shook house foundations and rattled light fixtures in cities across 400 miles of central and south Asia.

Abdul Rashid, a seismologist at the Pakistani government's meteorological office, said the quake was measured at 5.8 magnitude.

He said the epicentre was about 180 miles north of Peshawar, in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Afghanistan.

In Kabul several walls surrounding house compounds cracked and crumbled. One crying woman was taken to hospital after a wall fell on top of her.

At the airport north of the city, the entire tower shook violently and people ran from the building, but there was no visible damage.

Pieces of several bullet-ridden abandoned buildings in Kabul fell to the ground.