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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Swat’s Mingora City, Adjoining Areas

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Swat’s Mingora City, Adjoining Areas

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Swat’s Mingora City, Adjoining Areas
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A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Swat and its adjoining areas here on Sunday afternoon.

According to the details, the earthquake struck Mingora city and surrounding areas. Experiencing the tremours, area residents panicked and came out of their houses.

According to the Seismological Centre, the depth of the earthquake was measured to be 178 kilometres, while the bordering area of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan was recognized as the epicentre of the earthquake.

So far no casualties have been reported.

Earlier in July, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Swat, Buner, Malakand and other areas of KP. However, no casualties or damage was reported.

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As per the reports, the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border area at a depth of 168 kilometres was the epicentre of the earthquake.

The depth of the earthquake was measured at 80km. Citizens have been advised to be careful as aftershocks of the earthquake are expected, reports added.

Previously, earthquake tremors were felt near Quetta, Quetta District, Balochistan and spread fear and panic among the people and they came out of their houses reciting the Kalima Tayyaba.

According to the seismological centre, the magnitude of the quake was 4.7 to 4.8. Epicentre location corrected by 12 km towards North. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface.

The depth of the quake was 25 km underground.

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