6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Islamabad, other parts of Pakistan

6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Islamabad, other parts of Pakistan

Pakistan

6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Islamabad, other parts of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - An earthquake hit several parts of the country, including Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi on Sunday. 

The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 6.3 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was Tajikistan. National Seismic Monitoring Centre said the earthquake had a longitude of 69.65 East and a latitude of 38.65 North.

There were no reports of any damage from the earthquake as tremors were also felt in other cities of the country. Residents of different cities also took to Twitter to report the earthquake.


 

This is for the third time that earthquake hit the South Asian country in Jan 2023 as a 5.1 magnitude quake jolted southwestern Balochistan in wee hours of Jan 19. Tremors were felt in Harnai, Loralai and other nearby areas.

On Jan 13, an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale jolted Swat and its adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.