An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted different parts of the country at 4:01pm on Tuesday (September 24), killing at least 25 people and injuring 459, the NDMA confirmed.

The Mirpur DIG had earlier confirmed that the death toll stood at 19 and injuries at 300.

Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Sialkot, Charsadda, Gujrat, Malakand for 10 seconds as people ran out on to the roads from their houses and offices.

Dozens of houses and shops were destroyed in Mirpur.

According to the Met office, the epicentre of the earthquake was 5km north of Jhelum at Kala Gujran, with a depth of 10km.