Tremors felt in Pakistan after 6 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Tremors were felt crossed respective parts of Pakistan aft a beardown earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Afghanistan successful the aboriginal hours of Monday, arsenic reported by Dawn.

The quake was recorded astatine a extent of 10 kilometres with its epicentre located southwest of Asadabad, Afghanistan.

According to Dawn, the tremors were felt crossed respective districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan's Punjab successful the aboriginal hours of Monday. Citing authorities, it mentioned that nary casualties oregon harm were reported truthful far.

Dawn, citing the state-run PTV, said that tremors were felt successful places specified arsenic Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

According to Dawn, aft the tremors, territory administrations crossed Pakistan's Punjab began inspections of buildings to measure structural safety.

'However, nary casualties oregon harm person been reported truthful far,' Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Irfan Ali Kathia said, arsenic reported by Dawn.

The PDMA mentioned that its provincial power country and each territory exigency cognition centres are connected 24/7 alert.

According to Dawn, Pakistan falls connected 3 large tectonic plates, namely the Arabian, Eurasian and Indian. This creates 5 seismic zones. The intersection of aggregate responsibility lines means that tectonic movements stay a predominant occurrence successful the region.

A beardown earthquake of magnitude 6.3 connected the Richter standard struck Afghanistan aboriginal connected Monday, with tremors felt crossed the region, including parts of Pakistan.

According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred astatine 00:47:41 IST, with its epicentre located astatine latitude 34.50N and longitude 70.81E, astatine a extent of 160 km.

'EQ of M: 6.3, On: 01/09/2025 00:47:41 IST, Lat: 34.50 N, Long: 70.81 E, Depth: 160 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' NCS stated successful a station connected X.

According to the NCS, this archetypal earthquake was followed by aftershocks with magnitudes ranging betwixt 4 and 5.

Following the 6.3 magnitude tremors, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred astatine a extent of astir 140 km, not acold from the epicentre of the archetypal tremor.

'EQ of M: 4.7, On: 01/09/2025 01:08:13 IST, Lat: 34.62 N, Long: 70.92 E, Depth: 140 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' NCS stated successful a station connected X.

This was followed by a 4.3 magnitude and a 5.0 magnitude tremor astatine 140 km and 40 km depth, respectively.

'EQ of M: 4.3, On: 01/09/2025 01:59:44 IST, Lat: 34.58 N, Long: 70.78 E, Depth: 140 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' NCS stated successful a abstracted post.

'EQ of M: 5.0, On: 01/09/2025 03:03:25 IST, Lat: 34.55 N, Long: 70.81 E, Depth: 40 Km, Location: Afghanistan,' it added successful different post.

All these tremors are classified arsenic either shallow oregon intermediate earthquakes, depending connected the depth.

Shallow and intermediate earthquakes are mostly much unsafe than heavy earthquakes. This is due to the fact that the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes person a shorter region to question to the surface, resulting successful stronger crushed shaking and perchance much harm to structures, arsenic good arsenic greater casualties. (ANI)