A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on Richter Scale struck the Pakistan-India border region at about 4.32 pm, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. The tremors were felt in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram,Chandigarh and several parts of Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab too. There have been no reports of any loss of life or property from the quake in India so far.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the5.8-magnitude earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers with its epicenter lying 1 km southeast of Mirpur, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Emergency has been declared in PoK's Mirpur as road networks in the area has been badlydamaged due to earthquake. According to initial reports, around 50 people werewounded due to the earthquake in Mirpur.
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) tweetedthat an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 at Richter scale struck 173 km North Westof Lahore, Pakistan, at 4:33 pm.
Geo TV reported that tremors were felt in Islamabad,Rawalpindi, Murree, Jhelum, Charsadda, Swat, Khyber, Abbottabad, Bajaur,Nowshera, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar and Kohitan. According to Dawn, the tremors lasted for 8-10 seconds in different parts of Pakistan and were felt strongly.
Najeeb Ahmed, a deputy director at Pakistan Meteorological Department's earthquake centre, told Dawn News TV that the quake measured 5.8 onthe Richter scale and was at a depth of 10 kilometres.
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