5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan

The earthquake shook capital Islamabad, parts of Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the northwest and some northern area of Punjab.

Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on Richter Scale jolted Pakistan on Saturday.

No loss to life or property has been reported so far.

The quake shook capital Islamabad, parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the northwest and some northern area of Punjab.

According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the earthquake was 117 km east of the Swat Valley city of Mingora, at a depth of 43.4 km.

Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) KP said from Peshawar that the intensity of the tremor was 5.5 and its epicenter was the Hindu Kush mountains.

"No loss of life or damage to property has been reported thus far," it said.

Pakistan regularly faces tremors but most of them are not lethal.

However, in 2005 a massive quake had killed more than 80,000 people.

(With PTI inputs)