Earthquake tremors were felt in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Hafizabad, Toba Tek Singh, Gujarat, Sargodha, Bhakkar, Kamalia, Khanewal, Bhalwal, Chiniot, and Jhang.
Earthquake tremors were also felt in Sahiwal, Chichawatani, Borewala, Phulnagar, Hujra Shah Moqim, Shahkot, Sangla Hill, Talagang and Chakwal.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, earthquake tremors were also felt in Peshawar, North Waziristan, DI Khan, Lakki Marwat, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Lower Dir, Malakand, Tank and Chitral.
Fearing the earthquake, people came out of their homes and offices reciting Kalima Tayyaba.
According to the Seismological Centre, the earthquake occurred at 12:28 PM with a magnitude of 5.7 and a depth of 10 km. The epicenter was near DG Khan.
In addition to Pakistan, Indian capital New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Indian Punjab and Occupied Kashmir were also affected by the earthquake.
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