Local media reports that the tremor of the quake was felt in Malakand Division and other areas.
Strength of the earthquake is recorded
2.6 on Richter scale with its epicenter being the Besham mountain range
with a depth of 10 km.
There is no immediate report of possible
casualties or damages but it did spread panic in the areas where it
was felt and made people go out of their homes, offices or other work places.
was felt and made people go out of their homes, offices or other work places.
This comes a day after a powerful
earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan including its capital Islamabad and
other cities including Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore. The quake
which’s epicenter was in northern Afghanistan also jolted Kashmir and
New Delhi.
US Geological Survey (USGS) said
strength of the quake was 5.3 on the Richter scale but Pakistani media
reported its strength being 5.8 magnitudes.
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