5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Pakistan and Afghanistan
The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed that the 5.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 02:04 AM PST at a depth of 102km, while its epicenter was in the Hindukush Mountain region in Afghanistan.
Tremors were also felt in various areas of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, NSMC stated.
The quake jolted Peshawar and adjoining areas, Swat, Malakand, Nowshera, Charsadda, Karak, Dir, Mardan, Mohmand, Shangla, Hangu, Swabi, Haripur, and Abbottabad districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Tremors were also felt in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Lahore, Attock, Taxila, Murree, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Ferozwala, Muridke, and other parts of Punjab.
The earthquake also jolted Mirpur in Azad Kashmir and adjoining areas.
The quake caused panic and fear as people came out of their homes reciting the verses of the holy book.
However, no losses of life or property were reported.
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