ISLAMABAD - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Punjab, Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as the adjoining tribal belt and Azad Kashmir.
According to news reports, the tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Swat, Azad Kashmir, Chitral, Kurram Agency, Lower Dir, Battagram, Mianwali, Shangla, Mardan, Murree, Malakand division, Nowshera and other areas.
Furthermore, 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook Afghanistan and Pakistan with tremors felt in Kabul and Islamabad, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The epicentre was on the Afghan-Tajikistan border at a depth of 225 kilometres, a senior Pakistani meteorological official, Hazrat Mir said.
“The quake was felt across northwestern Pakistan, Islamabad and in parts of Pakistan's central Punjab province,” he said.
The US Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude of 5.4 in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/04/news/national/5-9-magnitude-earthquake-hits-parts-of-pakistan/#sthash.vd35XzxK.dpuf
According to news reports, the tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Swat, Azad Kashmir, Chitral, Kurram Agency, Lower Dir, Battagram, Mianwali, Shangla, Mardan, Murree, Malakand division, Nowshera and other areas.
Furthermore, 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook Afghanistan and Pakistan with tremors felt in Kabul and Islamabad, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The epicentre was on the Afghan-Tajikistan border at a depth of 225 kilometres, a senior Pakistani meteorological official, Hazrat Mir said.
“The quake was felt across northwestern Pakistan, Islamabad and in parts of Pakistan's central Punjab province,” he said.
The US Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude of 5.4 in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/04/news/national/5-9-magnitude-earthquake-hits-parts-of-pakistan/#sthash.vd35XzxK.dpuf
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