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Earthquake jolts Chaman

Chaman: An earthquake measuring 4.4 jolted Chaman and its surrounding areas on Monday afternoon, sending thousands of panicked people onto the streets.

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Earthquake jolts Chaman
Earthquake jolts Chaman

The epicenter of the earthquake was 170 kilometres beneath the surface of the earth. The tremors spread panic amongst locals, although no loss of life and property was reported from any area.

Reportedly, huge shocks were also felt.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses of "Kalma Tayyaba." 

On August 4, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted federal capital Islamabad, Peshawar and its environs.

In March, Swat was rocked by an earthquake measured at 3.9 on the Richter scale.

On February 17, Swat and other areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa experienced jolts originating from the Hindu Kush Mountains measured at 4.7 on the Richter scale.

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