A 6. magnitude earthquake rocked many sections of the nation, including the cities of Lahore, Peshawar, and Islamabad.
Numerous regions in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) experienced the earthquakes.
The epicentre of the earthquake, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), occurred in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, and its depth was 213 kilometers.
Following the shocks, several other cities trembled, including Sargodha in Punjab, Khushab and its environs, Mandi Bahauddin, Bhakkar, and Nowshera.
The earthquake was also felt in AJK’s Muzaffarabad and Neelum valley, while KP cities include Peshawar, Kohat, Shabqadar, Abbottabad, Lower Dir, Mianwali, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, Deerbala, Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu, Diamir, Parachinar, Bannu.
“I was in the office when the earthquake occurred.
Saeed Ur Rehman, 40, said to Geo.tv from Lahore, “I was sitting in the office when the earthquake hit […] We had to rush out of the building.”
Pakistan is located on the border of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, hence natural disasters like earthquakes are frequent there.
Since the Indian plate is tectonically pushing against the Eurasian plate from the north, a significant portion of South Asia is experiencing seismic activity.
The significance of disaster preparedness and mitigation methods is highlighted by recent earthquakes.
