Tremors trigger panic in Peshawar

PESHAWAR (Online) - Earthquake of moderate intensity was felt in Peshawar and surrounding areas at 11 am on Wednesday, sparking panic among the people who came out of their houses. According to Met office, the tremors were recorded at 5.1 on the Richter scale and depth was 111 kilometres. The Epicentre was in Sing Yang (China) and Kashmir. The quake were felt in Peshawar and its surrounding areas, panic gripped the residents and they came out of their homes. No loss of death or property was reported in the earthquake-hit areas as yet.

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