Tag: earthquake in Pakistan

  • Earthquake hits in different cities across Pakistan

    Earthquake hits in different cities across Pakistan

    Severe earthquake shocks have been felt on Wednesday afternoon in various districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and around the federal territory of Islamabad.

    The tremors were felt in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Kamalia, Khanewal, Bhalwal, Chiniot, Hafizabad, Toba Tek Singh, Gujarat, Sargodha and Jhang. Slight tremors were also felt in Sahiwal, Chichawatani, Borewala, Phulnagar, Hujra Shah Moqim, Shahkot, Sangla Hill, Talagang and Chakwal.

    In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, tremors were felt in Peshawar, North Waziristan, DI Khan, Lakki Marwat, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Lower Dir, Malakand, Tank and Chitral.

    Seismological Centre informed Geo that the tremors of the earthquake were felt at 12:28 PM with a magnitude of 5.7 and a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was near DG Khan.

  • Earthquake felt in Islamabad, KP

    Earthquake felt in Islamabad, KP

    A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has been felt in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the capital of country on Thursday morning.

    The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said the earthquake’s epicenter was located in the Hindu Kush region and depth was 215 kilometers.

    The moderate earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore.

    The earthquake tremors also jolted KP cities, including Peshawar, Swat, Mardan, Malakand, North Waziristan, Charsadda, and surrounding areas.