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- Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Muzaffarabad, Peshawar and other cities at around 2am
- The earthquake had its epicenter in Farkhār, Afghanistan at a depth of 122.6 kilometers, the USGS reported
ISLAMABAD: A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan early Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported, with no loss of life or property reported in its wake.
Tremors were felt in several cities in the northern parts of Punjab province and the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as well as the federal capital of Islamabad.
The quake hit at 2:03am on Saturday, with its epicenter located in Farkhār, Afghanistan at a depth of 122.6 kilometers, the USGS reported.
“We were asleep when a sudden jolt woke us up around 2 in the morning,” Kanwal Khan, a resident of Islamabad, told Arab News on Saturday.
Tremors were felt in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Muzaffarabad, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi and several other Pakistani cities.
“Reports of earthquake in different cities of Pakistan, including Lahore and capital Islamabad,” Dr. Ahmad Rehan Khan, a Pakistan X user, wrote in a post. “May God protect everyone.”
Several other people posted about the quake on X.
There was no immediate confirmation of any losses of life or property by authorities in the wake of the earthquake.