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Earthquake jolts various parts of country

By APP
September 13, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Earthquake of medium intensity jolted various parts of the country, including federal capital, on Thursday afternoon. According to the met office, the epicenter of the quake was Hindukush Region of Afghanistan and its depth was 251kilometres. The earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad, Murree, Peshawar, Swat, Charsada, Shabqadar, Rawlakot, Haripur, Rawalpindi and other areas with measuring five point two on the Richter scale.

People of the areas where the quake was felt rushed out of their homes in panic reciting Quranic verses.