Title: 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts most parts of Pakistan
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A strong earthquake of 6.8 magnitude jolted several parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday evening.
The magnitude of earthquake was recorded at 6.8 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was at a depth of 180km in Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
An earthquake originated on 21-03-2023 at 21:47 PST
Mag: 6.8
Depth: 180 km
Lat: 36.51 N
Long: 70.96 E
Epicentre: Hindukush Region, Afghanistan.
PMD Islamabad.
— PDMAKP OFFICIAL (@PDMAKP) March 21, 2023
According to initial reports, tremors were felt in various cities including Islamabad, Peshawar, Charsadda, Lahore, Rawalpindi and others.
No casualties or loss of life has been reported so far.
The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded 90 km away from Afghanistan.
According to the international seismological centre, apart from Pakistan, tremors were also felt in Turkmenistan, India, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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Due to the intensity of the earthquake, people came out of their homes in panic in different cities.
At the time of the earthquake, a stampede was also reported in the markets of Rawalpindi.
Punjab
Strong tremors were felt in different cities of Punjab including Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Kot Momin, Madh Ranjha, Chakwal, Hattian Bala, Kot Addo, Shujaabad, Kallur Kot, Kala Shah Kaku, Wan Bacharan, Daska, Och Sharif, Darya Khan, DG Khan, Kot Addu and Lodhran.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Citizens also felt the tremors in Peshawar, Kohat, Swabi, Kirk, Para Chinar, DI Khan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, and Swat. People in Gilgit-Baltistan and other areas are felt the tremors.
According to Rescue 1122, rescue organisations and volunteers have been alerted to deal with any emergency, while no loss of life or property has been reported from any region or city of the country so far.
Meanwhile, an emergency has been declared in the hospitals of federal capital including Islamabad Polyclinic and PIMS Hospital on the instructions of Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel.
The health minister directed that the staff and the hospital administration must remain on alert to deal with any emergency situation.
Balochistan
Tremors were also felt in different areas of Balocistan including Manjhipur, Dera Allahyar and Jafarabad.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) put the administration on alert and directed to take precautionary measures in all hospitals to deal with any emergency.
More to follow…
Published Date: 21-Mar-2023
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