According to details, tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Kohat and in other cities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported from any area of the country due to the earthquake.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the quake which struck on Thursday morning was located in the Hindu Kush range in Afghanistan at the depth of 279 kilometres.