Earthquake hits different cities in Punjab including Lahore

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Lahore:

The Meteorological Department said that a severe earthquake was felt by residents in various cities of Punjab including Lahore on Wednesday.

The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded on the Richter scale of 4.1 at a depth of five kilometers. The Met Office stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded 34 km west of Lahore and 12 km west of Sheikhupura.

No damages were reported from the quake as residents of Sheikhupura, Charkpur, Lahore and other districts of Punjab were also affected. Tremors were also felt in certain parts of neighboring India.

The earthquake caused panic among the masses as people came out of their homes saying a kind word.

Also Read: Earthquake Hits Islamabad, KB

In September last year, earthquakes were felt by Islamabad and various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The earthquake measured 5.3 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was at a depth of 10 km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.

The earthquake monitoring center stated that the earthquake was felt in the suburbs of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

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