Earthquake jolts Pakistan

By IANS
Sunday, February 28, 2010

ISLAMABAD - An earthquake rocked parts of Pakistan, including capital Islamabad, early Sunday morning, a media report said.

According to met office, the tremors rattled upper and lower Dir, Swat, Bunir, Hangu, Malakand, Nowshera, Attock and Peshawar. The quake measured 6.2 on the Richter Scale.

The epicenter of the quake was somewhere in Afghanistan beneath Hindu Kushs mountainous region, Geo TV reported.

No loss of life or property was reported. People came out of their homes reciting verses from the Quran.

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