(Reuters) -More than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a major earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, one of the worst such disasters in the country in recent years.

As authorities scramble to rescue survivors, here is a look at what happened, and the devastation the tremors caused.

WHERE DID THE QUAKE STRIKE?

The epicentre of the 6.0 magnitude quake, which occurred at 11:47 p.m. local time (1917 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), lay near the eastern city of Jalalabad – among the five largest cities in Afghanistan, and the capital of Nangarhar province.

Tremors were also felt in other South Asian countries, including neighbouring Pakistan and India.

WHAT WAS THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE?

More than 800 people died and 2,800 others were injured as the t

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