Tremblies were felt in some parts of northern Pakistan on Sunday afternoon while an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck its epicenter in the Hindu region of Kush from neighboring Afghanistan, said the Pakistani meteorological department.
The earthquake occurred at 2:50 p.m. local time and was recorded at a depth of 60 kilometers below the surface of the earth.
Although the tremors caused a brief panic in several areas, there was no immediate report of victims or material damage. The residents of Islamabad and the surrounding regions rushed outside the buildings, reciting prayers by precautionary response.
The authorities have confirmed that the epicenter was located in the Hindu mountain range of Kush in Afghanistan, a seismically active region known to trigger tremors of low to moderate intensity in Pakistan.
Disaster response agencies said they were monitoring the situation, but no emergency action was deemed necessary at this stage.
Yesterday, a 5.5 coarse earthquake struck parts of Pakistan with tremors felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and several districts through the provinces of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to the Pakistani meteorological department (PMD).
The National Seismic Superilling Center reported that the epicenter was located approximately 60 kilometers north-west of Rawalpindi, at a depth of 12 kilometers.
The tremors were recorded at 12:31 p.m. local time.
The provincial Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) confirmed that the earthquake was also felt in Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat and other regions of the province.
