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Local media stated that on Tuesday, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan, killing nine people and injuring over 160 more. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the earthquake’s epicenter was in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush area, and its depth was 180 kilometers.
According to local media, there were also significant tremors detected in Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Kot Momin, Madh Ranjha, Chakwal, Kohat, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
People in panic were seen on the streets in television video.
According to the authorities, the earthquake resulted in the deaths of nine people, including two women, as well as over 160 injuries and the collapse of numerous structures.
The Express Tribune newspaper claimed that a stampede was seen in the markets of Rawalpindi at the time of the earthquake.
According to the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has urged disaster management professionals to be on guard for any situation.
On the orders of Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel, an emergency was proclaimed in the hospitals of the federal capital, according to The Express Tribune.
Apart from Pakistan, aftershocks were also felt in India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan, according to the international seismological center.
Pakistan regularly experiences earthquakes.
Islamabad was hit by an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude in January of this year.
In 2005, the nation experienced its deadliest earthquake, which left over 74,000 individuals dead.
