• Tremors were felt in Quetta and suburbs.
• Epicenter of earthquake Hindu Kush region.
• The depth was 98 kilometers.

QUETTA: An earthquake of 4.6 magnitudes on the Richter Scale jolted Quetta and its adjoining areas on Saturday morning.

According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), tremors were felt in Quetta and suburbs.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the epicenter of the earthquake was Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, while its depth was 98 kilometers.

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Earlier, Earthquake tremors were felt in other cities, including Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, after which panic spread among the citizens.

The sources have revealed that earthquake shocks have been felt in Malakand, Chitral, Dir Bala, Swat, and surrounding areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Due to the tremors of the earthquake, a large number of citizens came out of their houses due to fear and started reciting the Kalima Tayyaba.