Monitoring Desk:

A mild earthquake jolted Islamabad and other parts of northern Pakistan on Monday morning. The earthquake, which was recorded at 5.3 on the reactor scale jolted different cities in the country.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Koh Hindukush mountainous region in Afghanistan at the depth of 10 kilometers.

Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Mardan, Abbottabad, Swabi, Mohmand, Bajour, Buner, and adjacent areas after which people came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran, media reports said.

No loss of life or property was reported from any part of the country.

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