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Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts Pak's Peshawar, no casualties reported
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts Pak's Peshawar, no casualties reported

Business Standard

time12-06-2025

  • Climate
  • Business Standard

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts Pak's Peshawar, no casualties reported

Residents of Peshawar were jolted by a mild earthquake on Wednesday, with tremors measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale, Geo News reported, citing the Seismological Centre. According to Geo News, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain range, at a depth of 211 kilometres. No immediate damage or casualties were reported following the tremors. This latest quake comes nearly a month after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Mardan, Swat, Nowshera, Swabi, and North Waziristan. That quake also had its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 230 kilometres, with coordinates recorded at latitude 36.63 N and longitude 71.13 E, Geo News reported. Earlier in April, two more earthquakes had hit various regions across Pakistan. Pakistan is prone to seismic activity as it lies on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Indian plate's northward push into the Eurasian plate causes frequent tremors in the region. Meanwhile, Geo News highlighted that the port city of Karachi has experienced nearly 30 mild quakes in recent days. Chief Meteorologist Aamir Haider explained that the Landhi Fault Line had become active after decades and is currently undergoing a normalisation phase. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts Pakistan's Peshawar
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts Pakistan's Peshawar

Hindustan Times

time12-06-2025

  • Climate
  • Hindustan Times

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts Pakistan's Peshawar

Residents of Peshawar were jolted by a mild earthquake on Wednesday, with tremors measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale, Geo News reported, citing the Seismological Centre. According to Geo News, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain range, at a depth of 211 kilometres. No immediate damage or casualties were reported following the tremors. This latest quake comes nearly a month after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Mardan, Swat, Nowshera, Swabi, and North Waziristan. That quake also had its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 230 kilometres, with coordinates recorded at latitude 36.63 N and longitude 71.13 E, Geo News reported. Earlier in April, two more earthquakes had hit various regions across Pakistan. Pakistan is prone to seismic activity as it lies on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Indian plate's northward push into the Eurasian plate causes frequent tremors in the region. Meanwhile, Geo News highlighted that the port city of Karachi has experienced nearly 30 mild quakes in recent days. Chief Meteorologist Aamir Haider explained that the Landhi Fault Line had become active after decades and is currently undergoing a normalisation phase.

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits Pakistan's Peshawar
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits Pakistan's Peshawar

Khaleej Times

time12-06-2025

  • Climate
  • Khaleej Times

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits Pakistan's Peshawar

Residents of Peshawar were jolted by a mild earthquake on Wednesday, with tremors measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale, Geo News reported, citing the Seismological Centre. According to Geo News, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain range, at a depth of 211 kilometres. No immediate damage or casualties were reported following the tremors. This latest quake comes nearly a month after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Mardan, Swat, Nowshera, Swabi, and North Waziristan. That quake also had its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 230 kilometres, with coordinates recorded at latitude 36.63 N and longitude 71.13 E, according to the local media outlet. Earlier in April, two more earthquakes had hit various regions across Pakistan. Pakistan is prone to seismic activity as it lies on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Indian plate's northward push into the Eurasian plate causes frequent tremors in the region. Meanwhile, Geo News highlighted that the port city of Karachi has experienced nearly 30 mild quakes in recent days. Chief Meteorologist Aamir Haider explained that the Landhi Fault Line had become active after decades and is currently undergoing a normalisation phase.

Five earthquakes recorded on second day of Eid
Five earthquakes recorded on second day of Eid

Express Tribune

time09-06-2025

  • Climate
  • Express Tribune

Five earthquakes recorded on second day of Eid

Parts of the city, coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan including Mirpur Sakro, Ormara and Gwadar, felt five tremors on the second day of Eidul Azha (Sunday). Stronger earthquake was recorded in Malir after a week of recent tremors. It may be recalled that a 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the city last Sunday, after which tremors were recorded in Malir, Quaidabad and DHA. According to Meteoro-logical Department's Seismological Centre, the magnitude of earthquake recorded on the second day of Eid was 3.5 on the Richter scale, with depth of nine kilometers. The epicentre of the earthquake was located four kilometers southeast of Malir. As per the Meteorological Department, two consecutive earthquakes were recorded in coastal town Mirpur Sakro in rural Sindh. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 3.5, while the second had a magnitude of 3.1. Also on Sunday, an earthquake was recorded in the coastal town Ormara, Balochistan, which had a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale and a depth of 10 km. Another earthquake was recorded in Gwadar, measuring 3.0 in magnitude with a depth of 10 kilometers. According to geologists, the southwestern coastal region of Pakistan lies at junction of tectonic plates and often hit by mild range earthquakes.

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