Various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) including the provincial capital Peshawar jolted by earthquake.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.2 with a depth of 184 kilometres. The epicentre of the earthquake is reported to be around the Hindu Kush mountain range.
Tremors were felt in Chitral, Lower Dir, Upper Dir, Bajaur, Batkhela tehsil and other areas.
In Lower Dir, where the tremors were felt more acutely, the earthquake caused panic in educational institutions, fear and panic also spread among the people due to the tremors.
