Earthquake 5.6 magnitude on Richter scale jolts KP

An earthquake of five point six magnitude on Richter scale was felt in Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday in the afternoon.

According to PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the epicenter of the earthquake was thirty-seven kilometers West of Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. No loss of life and property was reported.

Earlier on Jan 6 2023, parts of the country especially Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Gilgit-Baltistan, in the evening, were jolted by earthquake of 5.8 magnitude.

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According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the earthquake tremors were felt in Gilgit, Jhelum, Chakwal, Pakpattan, Lakki Marwat, Nowshera, Swat, Malakand, Azad Kashmir, and other areas of the country. No loss of life or property was reported anywhere.

The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, while its depth was 173 kilometres, according to the seismological centre. It shook not only parts of Pakistan but its neighbouring countries India and Afghanistan as well.

The earthquake’s effects were also felt in Peshawar, Lower Dir, Chitral, Khyber District, Waziristan, Tank, Bajaur, Mardan, Parachinar, Murree, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Multan, Sheikhupura, Chiniot, and Kotli.

However, the US Geological Survey claimed that the magnitude of the quake was recorded as 5.5 on the Richter scale.