An earthquake was felt near Afghanistan's Fayzabad this morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

The epicentre of the 5.7 magnitude tremor was 95 km south-southeast (SSE) of Fayzabad, Indian media NDTV reports quoting the agency.

The earthquake struck at 9:45 AM IST at a depth of 181 km from the surface, it added.