Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Islamabad, other cities in KP, Punjab

 The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Hindukush region at a depth of 210 km.


An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Islamabad, Rawalpindi and several other cities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday.

 Tremors were felt in the area at 9:16 am.

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the quake was in the Hindukush region of Afghanistan at a depth of 210 km.

According to Geo News, tremors were felt in Lower Dir, Bajaur, Malakand, Nowshera, North Waziristan, Swat, Buner district and Mansehra.

Reports revealed that the quake was also felt in areas of Sargodha, Mianwali, Swabi, while Muzaffarabad and Multan were also affected.

Other areas where tremors were felt include; Mandi Bahauddin, Toba Tek Singh, Skardu, Hatian Bala, Chinari, Chakothi, Chakar, Lipa Valley, Layyah, Bhakar and Kamalia.

Meanwhile, tremors were felt in India-occupied Kashmir and its adjoining areas as well.

Per Indian media The tremors were felt in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

No casualties have been reported so far.

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