LAHORE – A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Lahore, Peshawar and other cities across Pakistan, on Saturday, April 9, creating panic among residents.
The National Seismic Monitoring Centre said the tremors were felt in various cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Abbottabad, Attock, Haripur, Mansehra, Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Haripur, Swat, Chitral, Shangla, Malakand, and Muzaffarabad at 11:48 am PST.
It said the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, with a focal depth of 94 kilometers.
People came out of their houses and buildings in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran.
No loss of life and property was reported from any part of the country so far.
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Reports said the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 5.9 and it took place 94km in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region at 06:47 UTC.
It jolted the parts of Pakistan including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and others.
On April 12, two strong earthquakes jolted parts of region, first seismic activity was recorded at 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck at 11:54 am near the Pak-Afghan-Tajikistan border, with tremors felt mainly in Swat and surrounding areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The second, quake of 5.5 magnitude jolted Islamabad, and nearby regions.
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