Staff Reporter
Peshawar
A powerful 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir including Skardu and Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday morning. Tremors were felt across the northern region with the depth of 15 kilometres and had an epicentre 58km east of Chilas, according to the centre.
Tremors were also felt in Swat, Upper Dir, Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley, and other areas. However, no loss of life has been reported as of now.
According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the magnitude of the quake was recorded at 4.7 on the Richter scale. This is a second quake to hit northern areas of the country in less than a week. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake had jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit earlier this week.
