STORY: An anchor on the Pashto channel Mashriq TV appeared to remain calm as he continued to announce that a strong quake was shaking Peshawar and adjoining areas.

At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday, government officials said.

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan, a Pakistani government official said, and hospitals in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were put into a state of emergency overnight.