{"id":473431,"date":"2025-04-19T13:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=473431"},"modified":"2025-04-19T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:41:39","slug":"various-cities-shaken-by-5-9-magnitude-earthquake-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/various-cities-shaken-by-5-9-magnitude-earthquake-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Various cities shaken by 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude shook various cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Saturday, causing alarm among residents.<br \/>\nThe National Seismic Monitoring Centre reported that the earthquake\u2019s tremors were felt in numerous cities at 11:48 a.m. including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Abbottabad, Attock, Haripur, Mansehra, Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Haripur, Swat, Chitral, Shangla, Malakand, Muzaffarabad and several other cities, PTV news channel reported.<br \/>\nAccording to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, with a focal depth of 94 kilometers.<br \/>\nPeople came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran.<br \/>\nNo loss of life and property was reported from any part of the country so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude shook various cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Saturday, causing alarm among residents. 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