ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR -UNS/Reuters : Over 13 people were dead and 92 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a government official said, after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan struck late on Tuesday.
According to a report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), 13 people had died in the earthquake, including two children. The report, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, also said 92 people had been injured.
According to initial report 32 homes had been completely destroyed while 59 had been partially destroyed.
The quake was primarily felt in northern parts of the country, including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Muzaffarabad, Peshawar, Haripur, Mardan, Chitral, Charsadda and others.
The earthquake also jolted different cities in Punjab, though no loss of life was immediately reported. Shocks were felt in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Muzaffargarh, Sahiwal, Okara and other cities.
The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred near Jurm town in north-eastern Afghanis-tan in the Hindukush region and had a depth of 187 kilometres.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said the quake was of magnitude 6.8, whereas the USGS put the magnitude at 6.5.
The earthquake also jolted the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), where the resultant landslides created fear. However, no loss of life was immediately reported.
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