Earthquake hits Pakistan: Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Pakistan last night. The initial epicenter of the earthquake is said to be the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in western Pakistan. According to the National Center for Seismology, earthquake tremors were felt at around 2:57 pm on Wednesday. An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded. At present, no loss of life or property has been reported due to this earthquake, but due to the tremors of the earthquake, panic spread among the people of Pakistan.
There was an earthquake in Pakistan recently
According to the information given by the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred on March 20, 2024 at 02:57:11. The distance of Kabul from the epicenter of the earthquake has been recorded as 617 kilometers. The depth of the earthquake is said to be 105 kilometers. According to ANI, earthquake tremors were felt in Pakistan on 17 February 2024 also. At that time the intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 4.7 on the Richter scale. In the month of January too, an earthquake of 4.3 magnitude occurred in Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, in the month of January itself, another earthquake of 6.0 magnitude had occurred at some places.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan at 2:57 am today: National Center for Seismology pic.twitter.com/uCgIImxcxf
— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2024
The 2005 earthquake in Pakistan was the deadliest
During the continuous earthquakes in Pakistan, the National Center for Seismology said that the intensity of the earthquake that occurred in Islamabad on February 17 was recorded at 4.7 on the Richter scale. During this time too, there was no loss of life or property, but the depth of this earthquake was recorded at 190 kilometers. According to many media reports, earthquakes of varying intensity occur frequently in Pakistan, but the earthquake that occurred in 2005 was the most dangerous. During this period, more than 74 thousand people of Pakistan had died.