ISLAMABAD: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted various parts of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Murree on Friday night.
According to the details, the strong earthquake rocked parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Mirpur area of AJK, Murree, Lahore, Peshawar, Swat, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and other cities of the country.
The tremors were also felt in Abbottabad, Jhang, North Waziristan, Lower Dir, and Shangla.
Pakistan Meteorological Department stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was in Tajikistan and it had a depth of 80 kilometres. The earthquake originated at 10:02 pm and its magnitude was recorded at 6.4 on the Ritcher scale, it added.
