ISLAMABAD: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Pakistani capital of Islamabad and several other areas in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and eastern Punjab provinces on Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said, with no loss reported in its wake.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 215 kilometers with its epicenter located in the Hindu Kush region of neighboring Afghanistan, according to the PMD.

Tremors were felt in Swat, North Waziristan, Hangu, Mardan, Malakand, Buner, Shangla, Dir, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, Multan, Rawalpindi, Sargodha and other cities.

“An earthquake originated on 29-08-2024 at 10:57 PST (Pakistan Standard Time),” the PMD said on X, adding the quake had a longitude of 71.31° East and latitude of 36.53° North.

No loss of life or property damage was reported in its wake.

In June this year, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and parts of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistani state media reported.

It had its epicenter in Afghanistan’s southeast at a depth of 98 kilometers.