Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) A strong earthquake jolted Islamabad and several cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.8 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was the Hindu Kash region with a depth of 189 kilometers. Tremors were also felt in the federal capital, Charsadda, Peshawar, Batgaram, Khyber, Mansehra, and other cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the source, in Punjab the tremors were felt in Lahore, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Sargodha, and Murree or nearby cities where people came out of their offices and residents out of fear. Meanwhile, no loss of life or property has so far been reported as of now. This is the second consecutive day that earthquake tremors were felt in the South Asian country. A day earlier, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit several cities in Punjab, including Lahore.
