4.1-magnitude earthquake hits Swat, Chitral, Dir, adjoining areas

DIR: Moderate earthquake jolts registering 4.1 on the Richter scale were felt in Chitral, Dir and Swat areas of Malakand Division early Saturday morning, Geo News reported.The Metrological...

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4.1-magnitude earthquake hits Swat, Chitral, Dir, adjoining areas
DIR: Moderate earthquake jolts registering 4.1 on the Richter scale were felt in Chitral, Dir and Swat areas of Malakand Division early Saturday morning, Geo News reported.

The Metrological Department confirmed that an earthquake was recorded to have hit Swat, Chitral Dir and adjoining areas early in the morning. The epicenter of the quake was 43 kilometer north of Mingora at a depth of 10 kilometers..

Sources add, that panic stricken people rushed out of their homes, but no loss of life and property was reported.