Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad and various other parts of Pakistan, including Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Swat, Shangla, Dir and Buner.
The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded 5.3 on the rector scale.
According to the Seismological Center, the earthquake measured 5.3 on the richter scale and occurred at a depth of 174 kilometers. The epicenter was located in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.
The rescue 1122 teams have been kept on alert to tackle any sort of emergency and citizens have been urged to immediately contact the teams in case of any emergency.
The Hindu Kush Range is one of the largest mountainous ranges in Central and South Asia, stretching about 800 km (500 miles) from central Afghanistan into northern Pakistan.
The range is famous for frequent, severe and deep earthquakes because it lies where the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate interact.
A large number of earthquakes originating in the Hindu Kush occur at depths of 150–250 km, so they are often felt across Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern India, and parts of Central Asia, even though deep earthquakes usually cause less damage to the surface than shallow ones.
