Mild quake jolts Badakhshan

KABUL.

The epicenter of the 4.9 magnitude earthquake was in Badakhshan province near the border with Tajikistan at a depth of 114.9 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey.

According to DawnNews, monitored here, Pakistan’s local meteorological department put magnitude of the earthquake at 5.6 on the open-ended Richter scale.

It said northwestern areas in Chitral, Swat and Lower Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were jolted. But there were no reports of casualties or damage.

PAN Monitor/mud

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