A moderate earthquake jolted several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Wednesday morning, causing panic among people.
The National Seismic Monitoring Centre said that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake with 98 kilometers depth and epicenter in southeastern Afghanistan hit several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
The tremors were felt in Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera, Swat and adjoining region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Tremors were also reported in Malakand, Lower Dir, Mansehra districts, Hazara division, North and South Waziristan districts. No casualties were report from the quake.
Earlier on June 02 an earthquake with 4.8 magnitude jolted Swat and adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The quake’s epicenter was Tajikistan border, at the depth of 195 kilometers. However, no loss of life or damage to property reported from the area.
On May 3, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 jolted Khuzdar district of Balochistan.
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