The USGS said the quake’s centre was located 37 kilometres west-southwest of Afghanistan’s Ishkashim town and had a 220.7km depth.
Tremors of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake were felt not only in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, but also in Delhi-NCR. No reports of injuries or material damage has been confirmed yet.
Besides, Afghanistan, the tremors of the quake were felt in several areas neighbouring Pakistan and India. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said no loss was reported in its wake.
The tremors of the earthquake with its epicentre at the southeastern region of Afghanistan and a depth of 98 kilometres were felt across various regions, including Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices and frightening people. As of now, there have been no reports of casualties.
An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Pakistan at around 4:16 pm on Wednesday.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:20 pm in the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan at a depth of 213km. It had a longitude of 70.63 East and a latitude of 36.16 North.
After Pakistan was jolted by an earthquake on Tuesday morning, subsequent tremors were felt in New Guinea and Xizang.
Amid the buzz over the speculations of a "big earthquake" in Pakistan, scientist Frank Hoogerbeets, who at first posted about the possibility of the chaotic situation in Islamabad, clarified his statement and dubbed it "false" and "rumours".
Pakistan earthquake: According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the depth of the quake was reported at 170 km.
Quetta: A Pakistani government spokesman says that the death toll from the country's horrific earthquake has risen to 348.The spokesman for the Baluchistan provincial government, Jan Mohammad Bulaidi, said on Thursday that another 552 people
Top News
Latest News
