Mild tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of north India after an earthquake rocked the Hindu Kush region on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

The tremors were also felt in Punjab and Haryana, and reports said panicked people ran out of their houses. However, there were no report of any casualty and damage.

Meanwhile, a report from Kabul said the earthquake that rocked the Hindu Kush region measured 5.5 on the Richter scale. It rocked Peshawar and SWAT in Pakistan and Kabul in Afghanistan.

Details are awaited.