ISLAMABAD: Strong quake measuring 6.4 on Richter scale jolted Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Azad Kashmir besides northern regions of the country at 01:51 AM Friday.
According to Geo News, strong tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore and Northern Areas forcing people to leave their houses in a cold night.
According to Met office, strong earthquake was felt at 01:51 AM with a magnitude of 6.4 on Richter scale.
The epicentre of the quake lies 180 kilometres deep in the ground in Hindu Kush range, the Met office added.
Strong jolts of quake were also felt in Peshawar, Hungo, Kohat, Abbotabad, Mardan, Chitral, Mansehra and Haripur in NWFP.
People living in the areas affected by the deadly earthquake of October 8th 2005 were highly panic stricken, however no casualties and damage has yet been reported as the epicentre of the quake lies deep in the Hindu Kush range.
Quake also jolted Attock, Jhang, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Dera Ghazi Khan and Lahore in Northern Punjab.
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