In pictures: Earthquake hits north-eastern Pakistan

5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Pakistan

After a shallow earthquake rattled north-eastern Pakistan with tremors tearing car-sized cracks into roads and heavily damaging infrastructure.

The quake sent people in cities across the country running into the streets, as cars near the epicentre were wedged in between massive cracks that ripped apart roads while the tremor upended other vehicles.

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People gather near a damaged road after an earthquake in Mirpur, Pakistan. PHOTO: Reuters

People on bikes gather near a damaged road after an earthquake in Mirpur, Pakistan. PHOTO: Reuters

Pakistani men stand beside a collapsed building following an earthquake on the outskirts of Mirpur. PHOTO: AFP

Rescue workers battled on September 25 to reach people affected by a shallow earthquake that rocked northeast Pakistan a day earlier, killing at least 22 people and injuring hundreds more as it tore roads apart and felled buildings. PHOTO: AFP

A damaged road is pictured in an earthquake-hit area on the outskirts of Mirpur. PHOTO: AFP

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Injured Pakistani earthquake victims are treated at a hospital in Mirpur. PHOTO: AFP