Powerful Earth Quake Hits South Asia

A long earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India this morning.USGS Geo-physiologist Zachary Reeves tells ABC News the earthquake was of magnitude 7.5 and roughly 133 miles deep.

“Being deeper helps negate the impact at the surface, because it has to travel further to get to the surface," Reeves said. "It has mote of a distance to lose energy when it reaches the surface. But this is a pretty big earthquake, so it might not matter that much.”