An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale took place near Afghanistan's Fayzabad city on Sunday evening, according to the National Center of Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occured at 6:18 pm today and at a depth of 85 km.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 06-08-2023, 18:53:18 IST, Lat: 36.16 & Long: 71.20, Depth: 85 Km ,Location: 119km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," the NCS tweeted.
Earlier on Saturday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan. The earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Delhi-NCR and Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the National Seismic Monitoring Centre Pakistan, the earthquake's epicenter was located near Tajikistan and Afghanistan border in the Hindukush mountain range.
The depth of the quake was 196 kilometres and its impact was felt in several major cities, including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and other regions. Following the tremor, residents reportedly rushed out of their homes in a state of panic, seeking safety from the earthquake's effects. However, no damages or casualties have been reported so far.
Pakistan is often hit by earthquakes of varying intensity. The deadliest 2005 earthquake near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir left more than 74,000 people dead.
Meanwhile, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit India's Jammu and Kashmir n the evening while 2 others were felt at different times of the day. The quake hit at the latitude of 36.38 degrees north and longitude of 70.77 degrees east at the depth of 181 km, officials said.
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