Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad on Thursday evening. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 25km to the south east of Mangora (also known as Mingora) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district at 7:19pm.The depth was recorded at 20km.
Reports have started to emerge that the tremors were also felt in Muzaffarabad city and its surrounding areas, Swat, Balakot and Abbottabad. Twitter users began reporting feeling the tremors in Islamabad, asking others if they too had felt them.
