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6.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, Lahore & Peshawar

6.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, Lahore & Peshawar
December 20, 2019
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/PESHAWAR (92 News) – 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted different parts of country including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and other cities of district Khyber on Friday. According to the reports, tremors were felt as an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked the many cities of country. Tremors jolted Sargodha and its surrounding area. No loss of life or property have been reported so far. The frightened people came out from their houses reciting Holy Quran versus. Earlier on Dec 10, a 4.2 magnitude tremor struck Mingora city of Swat and its adjacent areas. The earthquake originated along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre. The 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:55pm and had a depth of 31km. The people came out form the house reciting Kama Tayyaba when the tremor jolted the Mingora city and surrounding areas.