PESHAWAR: An earthquake has jolted Swat and its adjacent areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, local media reported late Sunday.
As per the reports, the intensity of the earthquake was 5.4 on the Richter scale.
According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake struck at a depth of 148 kilometers near Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan border.
Pakistan: 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Swat
The earthquake caused panic among residents, forcing them to come out of their homes. However, there have been no damages or casualties reported from the tremor, so far.
Earthquakes are not uncommon in Pakistan due to its geographical location on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Indian plate’s northward push into the Eurasian plate makes large parts of South Asia seismically active.
