ISLAMABAD: A 4.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rattled Islamabad along with other areas, including Attock and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi.
As per the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 14 kilometres at a distance of 11 kilometres northeast of Burhan area in Attock.
No loss of life or damage to property has been reported.
The quake hit for the second time in 24 hours. Earlier, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck parts of KP and Punjab with tremors felt in several cities, including Peshawar and Islamabad, on Friday evening. The last quake’s epicentre was located in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region at a depth of 73 kilometres, the seismological centre said.