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Quake jolts Islamabad, other parts of country

By AP
December 23, 2023

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Islamabad and other parts of the country in the wee hours of Friday.

Tremors were also felt in several cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir. People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported.

A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — X/@AFP
A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — X/@AFP

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the earthquake was located in Southwestern Kashmir at a depth of 11 kilometres.