ISLAMABAD: Several parts of Pakistan, including Islamabad, were jolted by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on Thursday evening, with no life losses reported so far.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 25km to the south east of Mangora (also known as Mingora) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district at 7:19pm. The depth was recorded at 20km.
Reports have started to emerge that the tremors were also felt in Muzaffarabad city and its surrounding areas, Swat, Balakot and Abbottabad. Several citizens took to Twitter to share their concerns, questioning whether others had felt the tremors too.
In February, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake had struck several cities in Pakistan including Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Mardan, North Waziristan, Swat, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, Killa Abdullah, Pishin, Toba Achakzai, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir, and Chitral.
A month earlier, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the north of Pakistan. Tremors were felt in Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, and the Galiyat districts, besides Muzaffarabad, Kaghan Valley and adjoining areas.
