An earthquake of high intensity jolted a number of Pakistani cities including Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday.
There were no reports of any damage from the earthquake as tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Mianlwali, Peshawar, Swat, Mardan among other areas of Punjab and KP.
The earthquake created panic among masses as people came out of their houses reciting Kalima Tayyaba.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake struck at 7:25pm in the Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan at a depth of 173km. It had a longitude of 70.60 East and a latitude of 36.53 North.
However, the US Geological Survey said that the earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale and had originated 43km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan.
In September last year, tremors were felt in Islamabad and different parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.3 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was at a depth of 10km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.
According to the Seismological Centre, the earthquake was felt in the suburbs of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
