Another earthquake jolts Islamabad, surroundings

Author: Web Desk

On Wednesday, another powerful earthquake jolted Islamabad and its surroundings.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the earthquake’s epicentre was 130 kilometres beneath the Koh-e-Hindukush Mountains.

The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.5 on the Richter Scale, and its depth was reported to be 130 kilometres underground.

It’s worth noting that a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan on June 23 (8:56 a.m.). The earthquake’s epicentre was 58 kilometres from Kalafgan, Afghanistan.

On June 2nd afternoon, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported near Islamabad, Pakistan. The earthquake’s epicentre was 198 kilometres northwest (NW) of Islamabad.

The earthquake occurred at 4:35:17 PM IST at a depth of 75 kilometres below the surface.

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