A strong earthquake rattled many cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Wednesday morning with panicked people rushing out of their homes, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The earthquake which was measured at 4.4 on Richter Scale jolted a number of KP cities including Peshawar, Mardan, Swat, Malakan, Lower Dir, Mansehra, Balakot, Buttgram, Hangu, Swabi, Noshehra, Charsadda, North Waziristan, Parachinar, Kohat and Kohistan.

The epicenter of the earthquake was border region between Afghanistan and Tajikistan and it struck at a depth of 145 kms.

The tremors were also felt in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

Due to the strong tremors, public came out of their homes and kept reciting Holy Quran verses.

As of now, there is no information about any loss of life or property damage due to the earthquake.

On June 15, residents of Swat, and adjacent regions were also jolted by an earthquake of moderate intensity.

Reporter Amir Shahzad