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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recorded the quake at a magnitude of 5 on the richter scale.
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According to PMD, the epicentre of the quake was near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border and was 80km deep.
Tremors were felt across Bajaur Agency, Fata, Chitral, Buner and Malakand. Following tremors, people rushed out of their homes and buildings amid panic.
On January 8, an earthquake jolted most of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Fata, forcing people to rush out into the open from their homes and offices. While the recent quakes have been more restricted to specific areas, this one was more widespread.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recorded the quake at a magnitude of 5.9, while US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded it at 5.
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A PMD meteorologist Agha Babar told The Express Tribune the epicentre was about 288 kilometres northeast of Kabul city in the Hindu Kush range at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.
Babar said the depth was 227 kilometres below the surface. The tremors were felt as far up as Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral to South Waziristan along with parts of Punjab.
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