Islamabad: An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan, including the federal capital Islamabad and northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, on Tuesday.
According to Kuwait News Agency, a statement issued by the Seismic Network of the Pakistan Meteorological Department on Tuesday confirmed that an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude affected Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and several parts of KPK. The tremors were felt in Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, and Abbottabad districts.
The epicenter of the earthquake was identified as the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, with a depth of 190 kilometers. Thus far, no casualties have been reported across the country.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority of the Punjab province noted that the earthquake's effects were also felt in the divisions of Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lahore, Multan, Sahiwal, and Sargodha.
Earlier in the month, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and surrounding regions, causing panic but no loss of life.