By IRNA,
Islamabad : A moderate earthquake rattled most parts of northwestern Pakistan on Monday, shaking buildings and sending people into the streets in fear, the metrological department said.
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, said Dr Chaudhry Qamar-uz Zaman, head of Pakistan a meteorological department.
There were no reports of any casualties or damage, he said.
The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 08:37 a.m., was located in Hindu Kush range.
The earthquake was felt in Islamabad, Peshawar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
He said the quake hit Swat valley, Peshawar, Malakand, Dir, Hazara, Gilgit, Khyber Agency and Waziristan tribal region.
On October 8, 2005, a 7.6-magnitude quake wreaked havoc in northern Pakistan and Kashmir, killing some 75,000 people and injuring some 100,000 others.
Zaman said that aftershocks may be felt for some time.