Earthquake shocks were felt in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Saturday as people rushed out of their homes. The quake had a magnitude of 4.8 and occurred at 10:48pm, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. The quake’s epicentre was 8km southeast of Rawalpindi with a depth of 17 kilometres. There was a state of great fear in the twin cities and the severe earthquake lasted for several seconds.