Earthquake Shakes Islamabad, Rawalpindi And Other Cities

On Thursday, a seismic event measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and portions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad reported that the earthquake struck at 3:55 pm, with its epicenter located in the border region between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Its depth was recorded at 86 kilometers below the surface.

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The tremors were also perceptible in various parts of the northwestern province of Pakistan, including Peshawar, Upper Dir, and Swat.