Second earthquake jolts parts of K-P, Punjab

Second quake's epicenter was along Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region


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PESHAWAR:

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on Wednesday.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the quake's epicenter was along Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region.

The tremors came hours after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of K-P early Wednesday morning, spreading fear among residents.

The PMD confirmed first quake's epicenter to be Bannu district at a depth of 12 kilometres. Tremors were felt across Peshawar, Bannu and Dir and some parts of Punjab.

At least nine children were injured in Bannu’s Government Model School near Tankhi Bazaar. The panic-stricken children rushed out of the three-story building with taking to the stairs while few jumped out from second, third floor. The injured have been moved to District Headquarters Hospital.

Two dead as earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan

Earlier in April, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted many towns of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) province. The epicenter of the quake was at the depth of 200 kilometres in Hindu Kush mountain area of Afghanistan.

Tremors were felt in Chitral, Batkhela, Bunir, Swat, Shangla, Malakand, Dir and Swabi districts among other areas of the province. No loss of life or property has been reported after the earthquake.

 

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