ISLAMABAD – Earthquake tremors were felt in the Federal Capital and adjoining areas on Monday afternoon.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Pakistan’s northern areas at 11:40am.
Tremors were also felt in Mansehra, Nakyal and other areas. The Met department said that the epic-centre of the earthquake was 12 kilometres below the ground.
The earthquake originated in the border area between Kashmir and India. The tremors spread fear amongst locals, although no human or material damage was reported.
