A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Saturday evening. The tremors were felt in Swat, Peshawar, Nowshera, Shabqadar, Mohmand, Bajaur, Lower Dir, Malakand, surrounding areas, Chitral and Abbottabad. People rushed out of their homes reciting the Kalima Tayyaba. The earthquake which occurred at 6:15pm Pakistan time was also felt in the federal capital Islamabad. The US Geological Survey reported that the epicentre of the earthquake was in the Wurduj district of Badakhshan province in easter Afghanistan, 296km northeast of Kabul. The district borders Tajikistan. The 5.2 magnitude earthquake had a depth of 180km. Pakistan Meteorolog.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolted Balochistan s Harnai and Sibi districts on Sunday. Six people were injured in the latest earthquake in Harnai, where a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Thursday killed at least 22 people. The US Geological Survey reported that the epicentre of the earthquake on Sunday was just five kilometres south of Harnai at a depth of about 10km. The tremors were felt in and around Sibi at 8:03pm. The earthquake spread fear and panic among the people. Citizens came out of their houses reciting the Kalima Tayyaba. Harnai Deputy Commissioner Sohail Anwar Hashmi said six people were injured in the quake in Harnai and were shifted to the DHQ Hospital for medical .
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