Dushanbe : A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Tajikistan .
This was said in US Geological Survey (USGS). .
The quake struck around 0037 GMT (5:37 am local time) on Thursday at a depth of about 20.5 kilometres.
The USGS estimated that “little or no population” would be exposed to landslides from the quake. There were also no reports of casualties from the quake as of 0700 GMT on Thursday.
The quake’s epicentre appeared to be in Gorno-Badakhshan, a semi-autonomous eastern region that borders Afghanistan and China, about 67 kilometres from the small mountain town of Murghob.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Islamabad and its surrounding areas on Thursday.
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Tremors of quake were also felt in Islamabad and different cities of KP and Punjab. People came out of their homes in panic reciting Kalma Tayyaba.
However no loss to life and property has been reported.
Met office had earlier predicted prospects of major earthquake are there in Pakistan and its neighboring countries.
