4.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Malakand

4.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Malakand
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Summary An earthquake measuring 4.9 on Richter scale jolted Malakand and adjoining areas on Monday.

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked Malakand, Swat, Upper Dir, Lower Dir and adjoining areas on early Wednesday morning, Dunya News reported.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life was reported due to earthquake.

According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicenter of the quake which struck on early Wednesday morning was located 49 km northwest of Chitral at the depth of 100 kilometre.
 

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