The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people in mountainous areas that rescue workers took hours to reach.

The death toll following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan continues to rise. Taliban-led health authorities now say at least 800 people have been killed and 2,000 injured.

A magnitude 6 earthquake has hit eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, killing more than 800 people, according to the Taliban-run government there. Several villages have been "completely destroyed".

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has shaken eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 hit eastern Afghanistan, destroying multiple villages and killing more than 800 people, officials say.

At least 800 people have been killed and thousands have been injured after a powerful earthquake struck the eastern region of Afghanistan.

Kabul, Afghanistan — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government.

A magnitude 5.6 quake hit Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on August 27. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on August 19, at a depth of 186 km (115 miles). A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck central Pakistan on June 29,

One of the worst earthquakes in European history ripped through Portugal in 1755, causing a tsunami, fires and shaking that killed tens of thousands of people and caused widespread destruction. Another less well-documented earthquake occurred in the same region in 1356,

The Technical Committee on Earthquakes should be reactivated to coordinate studies and reassess seismic risks in Malaysia following the recent tremors, Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia (JMG) director-general Datuk Zamri Ramli said.