Quake measuring 5.9 jolts Islamabad, Lahore, KP
19-Apr-2025 01:56 PM 6806
Islamabad, Apr 19 (Reporter) An earthquake measuring 5.9 jolted parts of Pakistan on Saturday morning, causing panic across major cities including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, and several areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, media reports said. The tremors, the third in a week, recorded at 11:47am, prompted residents to flee their homes and workplaces in fear, Geo News reported. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre of the quake was located near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, with a depth of 94 km at latitude 36.21 N and longitude 71.34 E. Tremors were reported in various locations, including Lower Dir, Malakand, Bajaur, Nowshera, Dir Bala, Shabqadar, Mohmand, Chitral, Swat, Swabi, Gilgit, and Mardan. Additional shocks were also reported in Pakistan's Punjab’s Chiniot, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Bhalwal, and Mansehra, as well as the Neelum Valley’s Athmuqam area in Azad Kashmir. Shahjahan Khurram, a 33-year-old resident of Bahria Enclave, Islamabad, said, "It was brief but a powerful earthquake. I felt the entire bed shake and had to quickly run out of our house with my family. Thankfully, it was brief and quickly over." There were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage, the report said...////...
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