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Magnitude 4.8 quake jolts Islamabad
No casualties have been reported so far.
Islamabad: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 jolted Pakistan’s Islamabad in the wee hours of Tuesday (today), said National Center for Seismology (NCS).
According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 01:15am. The epicenter, with a depth of 120km was determined to be at 36.17 degrees north latitude and 71.68 degrees east longitude.
"An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred 303km NNW of Islamabad, Pakistan today around 1:15am. The depth of the earthquake was 120 km below the ground," the National Center for Seismology said in a tweet.
No casualties have been reported so far. No damages have been detected as of now.