An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the mainly Northern Areas on Thursday afternoon, but there were no reports of casualties or damage, said officials of the meteorological department.
The tremor occurred at around 13:18 hours with epicentre 200-km north of Peshawar in the mountainous Hindukush range.
The earthquake was felt in Peshawar, Abbotabad, Chitral and Islamabad and adjoining areas.
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