An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale jolted Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces and the Gilgit-Baltistan region on Thursday at around 4pm.

Tremors were felt in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Swat, Bajaur, Upper Dir, Abbottabad, Mardan and other cities.

The epicentre of the earthquake was reported to be at the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, around 55 kilometres from Chitral.

Pakistan’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre reported that it was 5.3 magnitude earthquake and its epicenter was located at the depth of 86 kilometers.

No damage was reported immediately.