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Earthquake shakes Islamabad, Peshawar

Earthquake

ISLAMABAD: At least 60seconds strong earthquake  measuring 6.5 on Richter scale has jolted Afghanistan, Pakistan and India especially Pakistani cities Islamabad, Peshwar, Lahore, Abbottabad  and others on Friday night, TheNewsTribe.com reported.

According to the initial reports from TheNewsTribe’s correspondents “Islamabad, Lahore, Abbottabad, Sawat, Malakand division and tribal belt among the areas where earthquake shocks have been reported”.

Reports from Kohat, Gilgit, and FATA areas have also confirmed the quake.

Res alert has been issued in KPK and Federal capital.

According to the seismic monitoring centers reports, epicenter of the quake is Hindu Kush region at Afghan-Tajikistan border, 273km north of Peshawar, Pakistan on local time of 12:14am (PST) with the depth of 191km.

Many commercial and residential buildings in different cities located in the effected areas evacuated after the shocks.

There are reports that walls of several houses fell down in different cities of KP, leaving atleast 30 injured.

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