Tremors also felt in KP's Mansehra, Swat, Chitral and Abbottabad; no loss of life or property reported
- An earthquake occurred at 10:20 am, says PMD.
- The epicentre is located in Afghanistan at 190-km depth.
- Parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also report tremors.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported on Tuesday that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and portions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar.
Although tremors were also felt in Mansehra, Swat, Chitral, and Abbottabad, KP, no fatalities or property damage have been reported as of yet.
According to the Met Office, the earthquake struck at 10:20 a.m., with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan and its origin at a depth of 190 kilometers.
The vibrations that are occurring today come after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that occurred in northern Pakistan during the first week of August.
Back then, homes in a number of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities and towns were rocked by the tremors.
Seismic monitoring centers report that the 5.5-magnitude earthquake began 114 kilometers below the surface in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region.
The earthquake was also felt by residents of Charsadda, Karak, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.
The recent earthquakes are part of a string of tremors that have struck northern Pakistan in recent months, the majority of which have been connected to the Afghan region known as the Hindu Kush.
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Peshawar on June 11. Islamabad and a number of KP districts, including Mardan, Swat, Nowshera, Swabi, and North Waziristan, were rocked by a more powerful 5.3 earthquake a month prior. The deep epicentres of both earthquakes were located in the Hindu Kush mountains.
Two further earthquakes struck the area in April. On April 12, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred, and then on April 16, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake occurred. Parts of Punjab, Azad Kashmir, KP, and the federal capital experienced tremors.
Because Pakistan is situated on a significant fault line between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, earthquakes frequently occur there, particularly in the north.
Meanwhile, Karachi has had very high activity this year, with more than 30 small earthquakes recorded in a few days. This movement is attributed by experts to the long-dormant Landhi Fault Line.
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