5.5 magnitude quake jolts parts of KP, Punjab

PESHAWAR, May 09 (APP):An earthquake measuring 5.5 on International Richter Scale jolted
provincial metropolis and other parts of the country Wednesday morning.
The
Geological Center said epicenter of the earthquake was 20 kilometer north of
Bannu district at a depth of 12 kilometers.
Due
to stampede at a Bannu school 11 students sustained minor injuries and were
shifted to DHQ Hospital.
The
tremors were also felt in upper parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Miran
Shah, Bannu, Kohat, Dir Upper and Lower, Swabi, Parachinar, Mardan, Chitral,
Mansehra and part of Punjab,