The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Hindukush region at a depth of 210 km.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Islamabad, Rawalpindi and several other cities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday.
Tremors were felt in the area at 9:16 am.
According to the National Earthquake Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the quake was in the Hindukush region of Afghanistan at a depth of 210 km.
According to Geo News, tremors were felt in Lower Dir, Bajaur, Malakand, Nowshera, North Waziristan, Swat, Buner district and Mansehra.
Date : 05/02/2022
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) February 5, 2022
Time: 09:16:09 am
Region: Hindukush Region, Afghanistan
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth (km): 210
Latitude: 35.63 N
Longitude : 71.10 E#earthquake pic.twitter.com/GeujKYeefH
Reports revealed that the quake was also felt in areas of Sargodha, Mianwali, Swabi, while Muzaffarabad and Multan were also affected.
Other areas where tremors were felt include; Mandi Bahauddin, Toba Tek Singh, Skardu, Hatian Bala, Chinari, Chakothi, Chakar, Lipa Valley, Layyah, Bhakar and Kamalia.
Meanwhile, tremors were felt in India-occupied Kashmir and its adjoining areas as well.
Per Indian media The tremors were felt in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
No casualties have been reported so far.