*ISLAMABAD: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook Islamabad and surroundingareas Tuesday with no loss of life reported. *

Tremors were felt in Islamabad at 08:52pm. According to the PakistanMeteorological Department, the earthquake was measured 250km deep.

The Hindukush region in Afghanistan was identified as the epicenter.

People posted tweets about feeling the jolts and tremors.