Islamabad: According to the Meteorological Department, residents of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa experienced tremors on Tuesday morning as a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the region.
The PMD said tremors were also felt in Mansehra, Swat, Chitral, and Abbottabad, though no casualties or property damage have been reported so far. The quake occurred at 10:20 AM, originating at a depth of 190 kilometers, with its epicenter located in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.
Today’s tremors come just weeks after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Pakistan in early August, shaking homes across several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. That quake had a depth of 114 kilometers and its epicenter was also in the Hindu Kush, with tremors reported in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Charsadda, and Karak.
Seismologists note that in recent months, northern Pakistan has experienced a series of earthquakes, most of them originating from the Hindu Kush region. On June 11, a 4.7-magnitude quake struck Peshawar, while a month earlier, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake was felt in Islamabad, Mardan, Swat, Nowshera, Swabi, and North Waziristan. In April, two additional quakes were recorded — 5.5 magnitude on April 12 and 5.3 magnitude on April 16 — with tremors spreading across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Azad Kashmir, and the federal capital.
Experts explain that Pakistan lies on a major fault line between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which makes the northern regions highly prone to frequent seismic activity.
Meanwhile, Karachi has also witnessed unusual seismic activity this year, with over 30 mild tremors recorded within days. Experts link this to movement along the long-inactive Landhi fault line.
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