According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), a 5.8-magnitude moderate earthquake rattled areas of Pakistan on Thursday, although no one has been killed as of yet.

The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake's Richter scale magnitude was actually 5.5.

According to the seismic centre, tremors from the earthquake were reported across the nation, including in Gilgit, Jhelum, Chakwal, Pakpattan, Lakki Marwat, Nowshera, Swat, Malakand, and Azad Kashmir.

According to the seismological centre, the earthquake's epicentre occurred in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, and its depth was 173 kilometres. It shook not only some areas of Pakistan but also its neighbours, India and Afghanistan.

Peshawar, Lower Dir, Chitral, Khyber District, Waziristan, Tank, Bajaur, Mardan, Parachinar, Murree, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Multan, Sheikhupura, Chiniot, and Kotli were also affected by the earthquake.

A minor earthquake occurs in Punjab.

According to the NSMC, a low magnitude earthquake with a 4.3 Richter scale magnitude rocked portions of Punjab at 3:04 pm the day before.

The shocks were felt throughout the province, including at Lahore, Sheikhupura, Muridke, Farooqabad, Gujranwala, Sharaqpur, and Jaranwala.

According to the NSMC, the earthquake's epicentre was 20 kilometres away from Sheikhupura.