An NSMC official stated that earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad and its surrounding areas. PHOTO: APP/FILE
An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Loralai and its adjoining areas on Sunday, sending people out of their homes in panic, but caused no loss of life or damage to property, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said.
According to NSMC Islamabad, the epicentre of the earthquake was located 11 kilometres southwest of Loralai. Prior to the earthquake Zhob district in Balochistan also experienced a 3.6 magnitude tremors. The NSMC reported the epicentre to be 123 km north of Zhob, with a depth of 15 km.
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