ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted federal capital and various parts of neighbouring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar on Wednesday morning.
The tremors were felt in areas including Mohmand, Shabqadar, Attock, Malakand, Swat, Shangla, Buner, and Abbottabad as well.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Seismological Centre, the earthquake struck at 8am, with a depth of 220 kilometers.
The epicenter was located in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, a region known for frequent seismic activity.
This earthquake adds to a series of tremors that have affected the region in recent years, with the Hindu Kush area being a hotspot for seismic activity due to its position along tectonic plate boundaries.
Today’s tremors come exactly two months after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolted the federal capital and parts of Punjab and KP on September 11.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
