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SWAT: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Swat and adjacent areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The epicenter of the earthquake was reported to be the Hindukash mountainous area. Though it sent a wave of fear among people who came out of their houses, no loss to property or casualty has been reported so far from any area.
Earlier, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Pakistan. The jolts were felt in Islamabad, parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan provinces as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The epicenter of the quake was Tajikistan while it struck at a depth of 80 kilometres.
In 2005, Pakistan witnessed the deadliest earthquake in its history as 80,000 people lost their lives in Azad Kashmir and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The quake destroyed thousands of homes and buildings.
