Quake jolts parts of Punjab

LAHORE: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan’s largest province Punjab on Thursday.

Its shocks were felt in different areas of the province, which spread panic among residents and villagers who came out of their houses reciting Kalima Tayyaba.

Earthquake tremors were felt in the provincial capital Lahore, Gujrat, Khanewal, Wazirabad, Bhalwal, Jhelum, Mamalia, and other areas.

The magnitude of the earthquake has not yet been determined. No casualty or loss has so far been reported.

Earlier on November 13, a 5.3 magnitude Earthquake hit different parts of Pakistan including its capital Islamabad.

The earthquake tremors were felt in various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province including, Peshawar, Swat, Malakand, Parachinar, Abbottabad, Khyber, Mohmand, Mansehra, Lower Dir, Hangu, North Waziristan, Charsadda, Swabi and surrounding areas.

According to the Richter scale, the earthquake’s epicenter was centered in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region at the depth of 220 kilometers.

The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said that quake, at 10:15am local time, had a longitude of 71.19 East and a latitude of 36.51 North.

There were no reports of casualties or serious damage after the quake.