A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has rattled Pakistan and Afghanistan, including both capitals, killing a young girl and injuring five others, officials said.

The US Geological Survey reported the quake’s centre was in north-east Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, about 22 miles south of Jarm in the Hindu Kush region, with a depth of 119 miles.

TV footage showed Pakistanis fleeing offices and schools in panic in Islamabad and elsewhere in the country.

Residents stand outside their shops after a severe earthquake is felt in Rawalpindi, (AP/Anjum Naveed)
Residents stand outside their shops in Rawalpindi (AP/Anjum Naveed)

At least one girl was killed and five injured when roofs collapsed on mud-brick homes in the village of Lasbela in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, said local government official Izat Nazir Baluch.

He said authorities are still trying to assess damages in Baluchistan.

The quake was felt in the Afghan capital Kabul and the Pakistani capital Islamabad. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in Afghanistan.

The earthquake also was felt in the Indian capital New Delhi and the Indian Kashmir region. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to buildings there.

A magnitude-7.6 quake in 2005 killed thousands of people in Pakistan and Kashmir.