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An earthquake of 7.4 magnitudes hit the country on Wednesday at 1:28am. The shocks of earthquake were also felt in India, Afghanistan and UAE.The jolts were felt in Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Nowshera, Gilgit, Sawat, Muzzafarabad, Naseer Abad, Peshawar and other areas of the country. The earthquake lasted for around 1second to 60 seconds in different parts of the country. According to the US Geological Survey, the intensity of the quake was 7.3 and its epicenter was around 50 kilometres west of the town of Dalbandin, close to the border with Afghanistan.According to Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Riaz after shocks can be felt in coming days.Two women died one in Quetta hospital from a heart attack following the quake but no major damage to property has been reported. People, harassed by the sudden shocks of earth quake, came out of their houses and started to recite verses of Holy Quran. The country witnessed one of the worlds worst earthquakes back in 2005 and people still cannot get out of the horrors of that quake.
