“A moderate earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was recorded at 1334 (Pakistan standard time — 0834 GMT),” Zahid Rafi, director of the seismic centre at Pakistan’s meteorological department told AFP.
“The epicentre of the earthquake was on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border and its depth was 230 kilometres. It was also felt in Pakistan’s Swat Valley and other areas close to Hindu Kush,” he said.
On October 8, 2005 a 7.6-magnitude quake killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless, mainly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and parts of the country’s North-West Frontier Province.