A moderate earthquake jolted Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and rest of the country on Monday. The intensity of the tremors was recorded 5 on the Richter scale, suggested reports. The Met office said that the epic-center of the earthquake was 12 kilometers below the ground. Tremors were also felt in Mansehra, Nakyal and other settlements nearby.

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.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life has been reported from any area. The earthquake tremors also felt in Islamabad, Kashmir, Punjab and other cities of the country.

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