Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Pakistan's

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

province, local media reported.

On Friday, tremors were felt in Mansehra, Torghar,

Battagram

and other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Geo News reported.

According to the

Pakistan Meteorological Department

's National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the magnitude of the earthquake was measured 4.2 on the Richter Scale.

Earlier this month, earthquake tremors were felt in Karachi -- the provincial capital of

Sindh, Geo News

reported.