An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said late on Friday.

The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles), EMSC said. While strong and long tremors were felt even in Albania causing panic among citizens.

According to ESMC, the affected countries were: Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, and Albania as it happened at 11:07 PM.