Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Swat, adjoining areas

SWAT: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Swat and its adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

According to the seismological center, the depth of the earthquake was 170 kilometers, while the epicenter was the border region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

People came out of their houses in fear by reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba. However, no loss of life and damage to property was reported from any part of Swat so far.

On November, an earthquake of 3.3 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Gilgit and its adjoining areas.

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The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed that tremors were felt in Gilgit and the adjoining areas. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported from anywhere so far.

According to NSMC Islamabad, the depth of the quake was recorded at 45 kilometers and the epicenter was 84 kilometers in the North West.

Last month, a mild earthquake of 3.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted different areas of Karachi – the capital of Sindh province – on Monday night.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre Islamabad, the depth of the quake was recorded at 15 kilometers and the epicenter was near the Quaidabad area of Karachi.

The areas where tremors were felt include Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Cattle Colony, different areas of Malir District, Quaidabad, Shah Latif Town, Sherpao Colony, Landhi, Muzaffarabad Colony, Muslimabad Colony, Steel Town and their adjoining areas.