Earthquake jolts Swat, adjoining areas
Pakistan
People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran
SWAT (Dunya News) - An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the scale jolted Swat and its adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the wee hours of Friday.
People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported from any part of Swat.
The tremors were also felt in Shangla and Malakand areas.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the earthquake was located near Swat at the depth of 21 kilometres.
