LA HORE: An earthquake shook several cities in upper parts of the country, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad, on Tuesday night.

The seismic impact was also felt in Lahore. The directly affected citiesincluded Peshawar, Nawshera, Chitral, Swat, Kohat, Abbottabad, Shangla, Upper and Lower Dir, Parachinar, Kurram Agency, Orakzai and Waziristan.

The Met department said that the epicentre of the 5.4 intensity earthquake was located in the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan.