A moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern and northern Pakistan Sunday, with tremors felt in several cities, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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The quake was felt in several northwestern cities including Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan and Charsadda and also in the northern town of Chitral, he said.
Pakistan was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on October 8, 2005, that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless, mainly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
