Magnitude 5.2 quake strikes northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A moderate earthquake on Monday rocked parts of northwest Pakistan, officials said.There were no immediate reports of casualties but tremors were felt in Mansehra and Malakand at 12:24 p.m., Zahid Rafi, a senior officer at Pakistan's meteorological department,told AFP.The quake had a magnitude of 5.2 and the epicentre was located in Balakot, about 138 kilometres north of Islamabad, he said.The quake was also felt in Islamabad and parts of central Punjab province, he said.The US Geological Survey put the quake at 5.1 and said it struck at 12:23 p.m. 138 kilometres north of Islamabad and 77 kilometres east of Mingora, the main town in the Swat district.