CHITRAL: A earthquake measuring 5.4 on Richter Scale jolted Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa including Mansehra, Zhob, Upper Dir, Swat, Abbottabad and other adjoining areas here on Thursday.
The epicenter of the earthquake was Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.
It occurred at a depth of 96 kilomters.
Earlier in September, an earthquake struck Azad Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 450 injured.
The quake’s epicentre was near the Kashmiri city of Mirpur, roughly 20 kilometres north of Jhelum in Punjab, according to the US Geological Survey.
Roads were completely destroyed and vehicles overturned by the tremors while bridges, mobile phone towers, and electricity poles were also badly damaged in the melee.
Tremors were also felt in Rawalpindi, Murree, Jhelum, Charsadda, Swat, Khyber, Abbottabad, Bajaur, Nowshera, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar and Kohistan.
