An earthquake of moderate intensity shook northern parts of Pakistan, including the federal capital, before dawn on Sunday.

The met office said the quake, which measured 6.2 on the Richter scale, was felt in Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand, Nowshera, Mansehra, Attock, Peshawar and Momhand Agency.

The epicentre of the temblor was somewhere in the Hindu Kush mountainous region in Afghanistan.

There were no reports of loss of life or property.

However, people came out of their houses in fear at several places.