Thursday, January 11, 2024

Severe earthquake shocks in different areas, magnitude 6 record, many areas shook


  Strong tremors of the earthquake have been felt in different areas of the country including Azad Kashmir and the federal capital Islamabad. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 6, which shook many areas. According to the details, strong tremors of the earthquake were also felt in the vicinity of the federal capital Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Swat, Kohat, Lahore, Mardan, Abbottabad, Pind Dadan Khan, Sargodha and Peshawar.
Parachinar and adjoining areas, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Shangla, Swabi, Malakand, Apardir, Mohmand, Lowerdir, Bhalwal, Jhang, Nankana Sahib, Chiniot, Okara and surrounding areas were also shaken by the earthquake. , shocks were felt for several seconds.


According to the Department of Meteorology, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 6. Earthquake tremors were also felt in India and Occupied Kashmir.

Afghanistan and Tajikistan were also shaken by a strong earthquake, the tremors were felt in the cities of Badakhshan, Faizabad and other cities in Afghanistan. The magnitude of the earthquake in Afghanistan was 6.3, while the magnitude in Tajikistan was 4.2. Felt at 25 minutes, the depth of the earthquake was 213 km. Spokesman Pakistan Disaster Management Authority (PDME) said that PDMA has received preliminary reports about the earthquake from all districts of Punjab, Richter scale. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 6.0, and the epicenter was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.
He said that there was no report of any loss of life or property in Punjab, the administration of Punjab is busy checking the buildings, machinery and staff have been kept on alert to deal with the aftershocks of the earthquake. Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz spoke. He said that the epicenter of the earthquake was the Hindu Kush fault line, the intensity of which was felt in different areas of Pakistan. He said that the intensity of the earthquake is 6. There was a lot, shocks were felt far away, the intensity of the earthquake is significant, so there is fear of damage in its vicinity.

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