5.2 magnitude quake hits Pakistan

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, the meteorological office said.

The epicentre of the earthquake was determined at Hindu Kush Mountain ranges in Afghanistan, with a depth of 84 km. The temblor jolted Swat, Malakand and Battagram districts, Xinhua news agency reported.

--IANS

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