An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, jolted different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Khyber Agency Sunday morning at 6Am.
According to Geological Department of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the earthquake was felt in areas of Nowshera, Peshawar, Malakand, Shangla as well as various areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Lower Dir and Khyber tribal regions.
Residents of the area rushed out of their homes in panic. Casualties and damages of any sort have not been reported yet.
