The death toll rose to  30 while more than 450 reported injured after a  5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, The News International reports.

This morning, aftershocks were felt in the Kashmiri city of Mirpur, and in numerous cities of the KP province and AJK, as reported by Geo News.

According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck at the shallow depth of 10 kilometres with the epicentre lying 1km south-east of New Mirpur in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Near Mirpur, roads were completely damaged and vehicles overturned by the tremors while bridges, mobile phone towers, and electricity poles were also badly damaged in the melee.

Following the quake, tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Murree, Jhelum, Charsadda, Swat, Khyber Agency, Abbottabad, Bajaur, Nowshera, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar and Kohistan.

AJK Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday said that emergency has been imposed in the hospitals.

According to sources, the quake sent people of the affected areas rushing to the streets.

The spokesperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NMDA) issued a word of caution saying defensive actions should be taken to ensure the impact of the quake remains minimum.