The epicentre of the quake was in Afghanistan at a latitude of 36.49 degrees north and longitude of 71.27 degrees east, at a depth of 165 km, officials said.

Earthquake: There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property. The tremor occurred at 4:19 pm and was centred in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region at a depth of 209km.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Tajikistan near the Afghan border on Wednesday night. The tremor, occurring at a depth of 80 km in the Pamir Mountains, marks the eighth earthquake in the seismically active nation within the last month.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir with no casualties or property damage reported, epicenter in Afghanistan.