{"id":119546,"date":"2026-01-23T12:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=119546"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:17:46","slug":"magnitude-4-8-earthquake-jolts-swat-and-surrounding-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/119546\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolts Swat and surrounding areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SWAT (National Times) &#8211; An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted Swat and its adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, Dunya News reported.People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. 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