Islamabad, Apr 19 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 5.9 jolted parts of Pakistan on Saturday morning, causing panic across major cities including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, and several areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, media reports said.
The tremors, the third in a week, recorded at 11:47am, prompted residents to flee their homes and workplaces in fear, Geo News reported.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre of the quake was located near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, with a depth of 94 km at latitude 36.21 N and longitude 71.34 E.