ZOW, Afghanistan?A powerful earthquake sent a cliff tumbling onto a village in northern Afghanistan, crushing houses and killing at least 100 people, officials said Monday.

The 7.2-magnitude quake struck Sunday afternoon, rattling buildings across six countries of Central and South Asia. Dozens were injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan but early reports had put the death toll at only one?in Kabul.

Another seven were reported dead in the Takhar province city of Rustaq, farther to the north, said Sharif Ullah Khan, a spokesman in Kabul for the Uzbek militia commander in the distant province.

The quake was also felt in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan.

The U.S. Geological Survey called the quake the strongest in the region since another 7.2 quake on Dec. 30, 1983 that killed 26 people.