Achi news desk-
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Islamabad, Peshawar, and the upper regions of the country including Swat on Thursday.
According to initial reports, tremors were felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions including Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, and Swat district. In addition, tremors were also felt in the cities of Muzaffarabad, Lower Dir, and Malakand.
According to the earthquake monitoring center, the intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 5.3 on the richter scale, with a depth of 130 kilometers underground, and the epicenter was in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border area.
Because of the earthquake, people came out of their homes and continued to recite prayers.
At the moment, no information has been received about any loss of life or damage to property due to the earthquake.
