5.5-magnitude
Islamabad
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Seismic Network of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement on Friday. The tremors were felt in Peshawar, Attock, Chitral and adjacent areas as well. However, no casualties or damage was reported from the activity. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said the quake struck at a depth of 195 kilometres, with its epicentre located in the Hindu Kush region.
Earthquakes have frequently rattled the region, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent years. Record shows seismic activity in neighbouring countries lying at intersection of Indian, Eurasian tectonic plates.
