6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake hit at a depth of 215 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Netizens took to social media to report the quake. (File photo) A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan while jolts were felt in Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR. Meanwhile, netizens took to social media to report the quake.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake hit at a depth of 215 km. According to a Reuters report, which cited an eyewitness, people ran out of their doors in panic in Swat district in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The earthquake hit at a depth of 215 km. (Photo: Screenshot from National Center for Seismology website)
Pakistan records 4 earthquakes in 24 hours
Earlier, in a span of 24 hours staring Friday, Pakistan experienced four earthquakes, with the strongest registering a magnitude of 5.5, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The most powerful tremor struck at 8:36 a.m. local time on Saturday at a depth of 40 kilometres. Its epicentre was located in Pakistan’s Balochistan region near coordinates 30.271°N and 69.733°E.
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