CHITRAL: Tremors were felt in parts of Chitral and adjoining areas as an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hits the region on early Thursday morning. The earthquake comes as an another shock following the tragic crash of PIA flight PK-661 that took off from Chitral at 3:40pm on Wednesday and crashed near Havelian at 4:16pm, killing all 48 persons on board including five crew members. The earthquake is being viewed as a bad omen and strange coincidence. The epicentre of the earthquake was 60 km deep at the border area between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. No loss of life and property has been reported so far.