ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors have been felt in federal capital Islamabad and cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said the earthquake’s epicenter was located in the Hindu Kush.

Earthquake tremors were also felt in Peshawar, Abbottabad, Swat, Shangla, Malakand, Buner, Mohmand, Shabkadar and Attock.

According to the Seismological Center, the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.3 and the epicenter was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.

However, there have been no reports of loss of life or damage to property.

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Earlier, Earthquake tremors were felt in various districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including the federal capital Islamabad.

Earthquake tremors were felt in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Kamalia, Khanewal, Bhalwal, Chiniot, Hafizabad, Toba Tek Singh, Gujarat, Sargodha and Jhang.

Similarly, earthquake tremors were also felt in Sahiwal, Chichawatani, Burewala, Phulnagar, Hujra Shah Muqeem, Shahkot, Sangla Hill, Talagang and Chakwal.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, earthquake tremors were also felt in Peshawar, North Waziristan, Dera Ismail  Khan, Lakki Marwat, Swat, Shangla, Lower Dir, Malakand, Tank and Chitral.