4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Swat and surrounding areas

Canada Global (Web News) Sunday, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook Swat and nearby regions, but at first there were no official reports of casualties or damage to property.

The Hindukush Region of Afghanistan, at a depth of 96 kilometres, is where the earthquake originated, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad.

In the early hours of Sunday, a quake with a magnitude of 4.3 also shook Balochistan’s Jhal Magsi area.

Together with Islamabad, several cities in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan were recently shaken by an earthquake of a 6.8 magnitude. The earthquake resulted in nine fatalities and more than 160 injuries.

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