An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology announced.

"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.4, Occurred on 28-12-2021, 17:20:03 IST, Lat: 29.94 & Long: 68.06, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 524 km SSW of Kabul, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted. Further details are awaited.