6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan, 2nd in 10 days

“An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit Islamabad, Pakistan at 1:24 pm today,” the National Center for Seismology mentioned.

Lahore,UPDATED: Jan 29, 2023 16:42 IST

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude jolted Pakistan’s Islamabad on Sunday (Photo: Representational)

By India Today Web Desk: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale jolted components of Pakistan on Sunday. According to the Meteorological Department, the quake’s depth was 150 km with the epicentre being in Tajikistan.

The MeT additionally knowledgeable that newest tremor hit the nation at round 12:54 pm and had a longitude of 69.65 East and a latitude of 38.65 North. So far, there have been no reviews of any lack of life or property because of the earthquake.

The epicentre of the earthquake was 37 km west of Islamabad and the depth was reported at 10 kilometres.

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Radio Pakistan reported that there have been no rapid reviews of casualties. The tremor was felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and different areas of the nation.

On January 19, 2023, tremors have been felt in Islamabad and totally different components of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted the area. The earthquake was felt in Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Shabqadar, Swat, Kohat, Swabi, Lower Dir, Bannu, Charsadda and different areas, The Express Tribune reported.

An earthquake is originated on 19-01-2023 at 16:30 PST
Mag: 5.6
Depth: 190km
Lat: 35.89 N
Long: 71.39 E
Epicentre: 37 km west of Chitral
#earthquake pic.twitter.com/YkWvs2njvu
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) January 19, 2023

No casualties or lack of property was reported because of the tremors.

On January 4, a powerful earthquake jolted components of northern Pakistan, with tremors felt in varied cities together with Peshawar, Charsadda, and the mountainous Swat valley of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Tremors have been additionally reported from Peshawar, Takht Bai, Dir Bala, Landi Kotal, Swat, Swabi, Hangu, Charsadda, and surrounding areas.

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Jan 29, 2023