ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday morning, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the federal capital, Islamabad, as well as a number of nearby Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions, including Peshawar.
Mohmand, Shabqadar, Attock, Malakand, Swat, Shangla, Buner, and Abbottabad were among the other places that experienced the earthquakes.
The Seismological Center of the Pakistan Meteorological Department reports that the earthquake occurred at 10:13 a.m. and was 220 kilometers deep.
A map from the US Geological Survey shows the area affected by the earthquake.
A map from the US Geological Survey shows the area affected by the earthquake.
The epicentre was situated in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, which is renowned for experiencing regular earthquakes.
The Hindu Kush region is a hotspot for seismic activity because of its location near the coast, and this earthquake adds to a string of earthquakes that have struck the area recently.
