Nov 10 , 2015
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Earthquake of magnitude 5 jolts parts of KP, Ghizer
INP
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted various districts of Khyber and Ghizer District of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) on Monday but no causality or loss of property was reported. According to geological wing of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), tremors measuring five on the Richter scale were felt in Peshawar, Upper and Lower Dir, Malakand, Chitral, Shangla and Ghizer District of GB. People of the areas where the earthquake was felt, rushed out of their homes in panic reciting verses from the Holy Quran but no human or property loss was reported due to earthquake. The epicentre of earthquake was stated to be 135 km inside earth crust in Hindu Kush Mountain Range.
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