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5.5 earthquake hits Pakistan, no casualty

| | Oct 01, 2016, at 09:11 pm
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Mansehra area of Pakistan on Saturday.


As per the Pakistan Meteorological Department website, the epicentre of the quake was  located at latitude 34.91 degrees north and longitude 73.79 degrees east and at a depth of 12 kms.

Earthquake was felt in Peshawar, Gilgit, Chilas and Islamabad areas of Pakistan,local media reports said.

No casualty has been reported so far.

"People panicked and ran out of their houses," Geo News reported.

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