The quake, at a shallow depth of 8km (5 miles), shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad – here’s what we know so far
The remote area where it struck makes providing accurate estimates hard, as officials warn of high casualty figures
Dozens of houses are “under rubble”, sources from the Taliban government say, while officials report entire villages being destroyed
Locals tell us that landslides have cut off areas near the epicentre, meaning it will take a long time to fully assess the damage, reports Yogita Limaye from Kabul
