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Earthquake measuring 5.8 hits Northern Pakistan

Published: 14 Oct 2019 - 10:40 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 08:30 am

QNA

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of northern Pakistan early on Monday morning.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that the epic center of the quake was in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan, roughly 157 kilometers below the surface of earth.

The tremors were felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern areas, Geo News Channel reported.

No casualties were reported.