SWAT: Parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were shaken by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
According to the department, the earthquake struck at 6:09pm at a depth of 101 kilometres, with its epicentre located in the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan.
According to details, tremors were felt in Shangla, Swat, Mardan, Swabi and Nowshera.
In Shangla, tremors were felt at the time of Iftar, prompting people to rush out of their homes. No casualties or damages were reported from the district.
Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates — the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian — which create five seismic zones under the country.
The intersection of multiple fault lines means that tectonic movements remain a frequent occurrence in the region.
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