ISLAMABAD: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and several districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) – including Peshawar, Mansehra and Abbottabad – in the early hours of Monday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
The PMD reported that the Seismic Network of Pakistan Meteorological Department recorded the 6.0 magnitude earthquake at 12:08 on September 01, with its epicentre located in southern Afghanistan at a latitude of 34.82°N and longitude of 70.74°E.
Soon after the tremors, residents in the affected areas rushed out of their homes in panic. No casualties or property damage have been reported so far.
