A powerful earthquake shook Islamabad and several cities across Pakistan, including Rawalpindi and Peshawar, sending residents rushing out of their homes in panic.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the epicenter was located in Hindu Kush region and had a depth of 215 kilometers.
According to the Seismological Center, the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale.
Tremors were also reported in multiple districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, affecting areas such as Kohat, Malakand, Mardan, Khyber, Jamrud, Swat, Shangla, and Chitral.
Last month, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the earthquake was recorded at 10:56am. It added that the epicenter was located near the Tajikistan–Xinjiang border region and had a depth of 128 kilometers.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan lies on three major tectonic plates, the Arabian, Eurasian and Indian plates, which divide the country into five seismic zones.
The convergence of these plates, along with several active fault lines, makes tectonic activity a regular feature in the region, leading to frequent earthquakes.
