Tremors felt in K-P, parts of Punjab

Besides Peshawar, Swat, Landi Kotal and other areas of K-P, tremors were also felt in Punjab’s Chakwal and its adjoining areas. PHOTO: File

Tremors were felt in Peshawar and other areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) as well as some parts of Punjab on Saturday.

The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 5.5 on the Richter scale.

Besides Peshawar, Swat, Landi Kotal and other areas of K-P, the tremors were also felt in Punjab’s Chakwal and its adjoining areas.

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The National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad said the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Ashkasham, Afghanistan. The depth of the tremors was 28 kilometres.

On Friday, a 5.8 earthquake had struck northern Tajikistan near the border with Kyrgyzstan. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres and registered strong shaking near the epicentre.