5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake felt in parts of Pakistan, mostly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, on Wednesday.

The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed that tremors were felt in Islamabad and parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The earthquake that was recorded at 1229pm PKT was of 5.7 Magnitude with a depth of 10km while its Epicenter was near DG Khan, says PMD in a statement.

The quake jolted twin cities and several cities of Punjab and KP including Lahore, Sargodha, Chiniot, Okara, Jaranwala, Shorkot, Multan, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Sahiwal, Farooqabad and Peshawar.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake took place 25km SW of Karor, Pakistan at 07:28 UTC (7 minutes ago). The depth was 10km and was reported by GFZ. #earthquake #earthquakes #Karor #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/4ZitU4dhdH

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Tremors were also felt in Malakand, Lakki Marwat, Chitral, Mianwali, Kasur, Hafizabad and other cities of Punjab and KP.

Following the tremors, people came out of their houses in fear by reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba.

However, no loss of life or property was reported in its wake.

On Tuesday, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, mostly in Swat.

Today’s tremors come after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and KP on August 29.

In July, another earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 hit Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and surrounding areas.