ISLAMABAD: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook the federal capital, Islamabad, and several areas of neighbouring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, on Wednesday morning.
The tremors were felt in other areas including Mohmand, Shabqadar, Attock, Malakand, Swat, Shangla, Buner, and Abbottabad.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Seismological Centre, the earthquake struck at 10:13 am, with a depth of 220 kilometres. The epicentre 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 came exactly two months after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the federal capital and parts of Punjab and KP on September 11. The quake in September was preceded by another one of 5.4-magnitude which jolted parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and KP in June.
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