A powerful earthquake has rocked south-east Asia, with tremors felt hundreds of miles away in east India where William and Kate visiting on their Royal tour.

The 7.0-magnitude quake struck Myanmar, around 62 miles northwest of the city of Monywa at a depth of 135 km, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Neighbouring India was also hit, with powerful shocks felt in the eastern city of Guwahati.

Journalists covering the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of India told how they felt tremors when they got back to their hotel in Guwahati.

Fear: People crowd onto the street in Agartala, the capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck northern Myanmar, with felt tremors felt for hundreds of miles around

The Daily Mail's Royal Correspondent Rebecca English tweeted: 'Well we made it back to Guwahati but within two minutes of getting into the hotel there was an earthquake.'

The hotel was around 300km from the Kaziranga National Park where the Royal couple had spent the day on safari before heading to an animal sanctuary to feed baby elephants and rhinos.

It is not yet know if there are any casualties, what damage has been caused or whether the Royals were affected.

A powerful earthquake has rocked south-east Asia, with strong tremors felt hundreds of miles away in India