4.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Bannu, adjoining areas

4.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Bannu, adjoining areas

Pakistan

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran.

BANNU (Dunya News) - An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Bannu and its adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the wee hours of Monday, Dunya News reported.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported from any part of Gwadar due to earthquake.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at the 31 kilometres north of Bannu at the depth of 201 kilometres.