5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Last updated on: 17 January,2021 07:50 am
People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar, and its surrounding areas in the wee hours of Sunday, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the tremor was also felt in Nowshehra, Charsadda, Mardan, Bunair, Chitral, Swat Dir, Malakand and their adjoining areas.
People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported from any part of Quetta due to earthquake.
According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the earthquake was in Jaram area of neighboring Afghanistan at the depth of 191 kilometre.