Consultant picture of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photograph credit score: by way of Reuters
A reasonable magnitude 5.3 earthquake on Wednesday (Nov. 13, 2024) shook components of Pakistan, together with the capital Islamabad, in line with the nation’s meteorological division.
In keeping with the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.1, whereas the Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) reported that it had a magnitude of 5.3.
“The middle of the earthquake was the Hindukush mountain vary in Afghanistan and the depth was 220 kilometers,” in line with the Nationwide Seismic Monitoring Heart in Islamabad.
The earthquake occurred at 10:13 am (Pakistan time), each the USGS and PMD confirmed.
After the tremors, individuals left their properties scared. Nonetheless, to this point no victims have been reported.
Officers mentioned the tremor was felt in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and several other areas of Punjab.
Earthquakes are frequent in Pakistan and the worst in 2005 killed greater than 74,000 individuals.
Revealed – Nov 13, 2024 01:40 pm IST
