Mild earthquake rocks Kashmir and PoK

A mild earthquake rocked parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Indian-occupied Kasmir today causing people to rush out of their homes at some places.

A mild earthquake rocked parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Indian-occupied Kasmir with the epicentre near Gilgit on Monday causing people to rush out of their homes at some places.

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The temblor measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale was felt in most parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and lasted about three seconds. The meteorological office said the epicentre of the quake was near Gilgit.

The tremors were felt in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, capital Peshawar, Malakand, Swat, Abbottabad and Gilgit at 11.30 am. The quake was followed by 3.9-magnitude aftershocks though there were no reports of damage to property or loss of life.