A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad, and several cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Jammu on Thursday evening, Aaj News reported.

Tremors were also felt in Charsadda, Peshawar, Batgaram, Swabi, Swat, and other cities of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Several cities of Punjab, including Lahore, also felt tremors.

The epicentre of the earthquake was the Hindukush region at a depth of 190 kilometers.

Last week, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and several cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.