Earthquake tremors felt in Islamabad

Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad on Thursday evening.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 25km to the south east of Mangora (also known as Mingora) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district at 7:19pm.

The depth was recorded at 20km.

Reports have started to emerge that the tremors were also felt in Muzaffarabad city and its surrounding areas, Swat, Balakot and Abbottabad.

Twitter users began reporting feeling the tremors in Islamabad, asking others if they too had felt them.

One user said it was very "mildly" felt in the capital.

Another, echoed the sentiments, saying it was a "small jolt".

In February, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake had struck several cities in Pakistan including Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Mardan, North Waziristan, Swat, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, Killa Abdullah, Pishin, Toba Achakzai, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir, and Chitral.

Despite the intensity of the earthquake, no loss of life was reported.

A month earlier, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the north of Pakistan. Tremors were felt in Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, and the Galiyat districts, besides Muzaffarabad, Kaghan Valley and adjoining areas.