{"id":526566,"date":"2026-01-20T01:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=526566"},"modified":"2026-01-20T01:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:28:00","slug":"earthquake-rattles-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/earthquake-rattles-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake rattles Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5.8-magnitude<br \/>\n ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nA 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday rattled Islamabad with the seismic monitor centre reporting that the tremors originated at the depth of 10 kilometres. The tremors were also felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Swat and Gilgit Baltistan\u2019s Hunza. Meanwhile, as per the data from the United States Geological Survey, the quake measured 5.9 on the Richter Scale and was located at 50 kilometres North-Northwest of Barishal and at a depth of 35km. 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