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LAHORE: Earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Punjab, including Lahore and surrounding areas on Wednesday.
"The quake measured 4.0 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre near Nankana Sahib," Muhammad Qamar, an official of the Pakistan Meteorological Department told The Express Tribune.
People left their homes and offices in panic.
Earthquake jolts Islamabad, parts of K-P
The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, the official added.
No casualties were reported.
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#StaySafe -- Did anyone else also feel #Earthquake shocks #Lahore, #Pakistan?
— Badar Khushnood (بدر خوشنود) (@badar76) January 27, 2016
That was an earthquake, right? #Lahore
— Haris Nadeem (@harisn) January 27, 2016
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The rumbling before the building actually shakes is the scarier part imo #Lahore #earthquake
— Bilal (@mbilalsheikh) January 27, 2016
Short but quite a strong Jolt felt in Lahore. #earthquake
— Sohail Shahzad (@Suhail_Shahzad) January 27, 2016
#Earthquake just shook us to the core here in #Lahore. Stay safe everyone around.....
— Mohammad Majid (@MMajid301) January 27, 2016
The earthquake comes weeks after an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the richter scale shook Islamabad and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkwa.
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