Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and their adjoining areas in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa experienced a strong earthquake around 2:30pm on Thursday.
The strong tremors lasted at least five to six seconds before subsiding. In the capital city, people were seen coming out of high-rise buildings.
After the strong tremors of the earthquake in Islamabad, people came out of the offices, the tremors of the earthquake were also felt in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.#Earthquakepic.twitter.com/x1A1VUfgcp
— Majid Ejaz (@majidOfficial_x) January 11, 2024
The earthquake was also felt in Peshawar, Gujrat, Burewala, Gujranwala and other regions of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Malakand, Upper and Lower Dir, Kohat, Swat, Charsadda, Khyber, Buner and Jamrud, Haripur, Abbottabad, Chiniot, Kamalia, Shorkot, Vehari, Sangla Hill, Attock were also among the areas that experienced both light and strong jolts of the earthquake.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the earthquake originated at 2:20pm, and its magnitude was recorded as 6.0 on the Richter Scale.
The depth of the tremors was recorded at 213 kilometres, with its epicentre being the Hindukush region in Afghanistan.
No loss of life or property was reported from the earthquake, according to initial reports. According to a spokesman for the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority, the administration across the province were monitoring buildings for any damage.
He further said that machinery and staff had been deployed to deal with any aftershocks of the earthquake.
#Earthquake tremors felt in the #Kashmir Valley right now. More details are awaited. https://t.co/tXP6c0EFDE
— Rakesh Kumar (@RiCkY_847) January 11, 2024
In neighbouring Afghanistan, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 6.3 on the Richter Scale, while it was felt as far as India's New Delhi and adjoining areas, Poonch district of held Kashmir and Uzbekistan.
