A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, with the epicenter in Afghanistan, caused at least 12 deaths and nearly 250 injuries in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The quake triggered panic-stricken citizens to pour out onto the streets and caused damage to various buildings in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Landslides damaged a cattle farm in Yasin Ghizer, resulting in the death of livestock. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health instructed the heads of all medical centers to prepare staff for possible casualties from the earthquake. Pakistan is located in an active seismic zone, and earthquakes of various intensities often hit the country. The deadliest quake to hit Pakistan occurred in 2005 and killed more than 74,000 people.
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake, with the epicenter in Afghanistan, has caused 12 deaths and injured nearly 250 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The quake’s epicenter was in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, and it had a depth of 180 kilometers. The earthquake triggered panic-stricken citizens to pour out onto the streets, and it was also felt in various parts of North India, including the Delhi-National Capital Region. In Pakistan, people experienced the tremors in several cities, including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Kot Momin, Madh Ranjha, Chakwal, Kohat, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported that nine people died in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan. A man in Islamabad and a 13-year-old girl in Abbottabad lost their lives due to sudden cardiac arrest after the quake. Additionally, a stampede was reported in the markets of Rawalpindi. In Swat, where hospitals have declared a state of emergency, almost 200 people were injured. The earthquake also shook the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), where the resultant landslides created fear, but no loss of life was immediately reported. Nonetheless, landslides damaged a cattle farm in Yasin Ghizer, causing the death of livestock.
In Islamabad and the neighboring city of Rawalpindi, cracks appeared in various buildings, and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has asked disaster management officials to remain vigilant to handle any situation. An emergency was declared in the hospitals of the federal capital on the instructions of Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel.
According to the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, at least three people were killed, and 44 others were injured in the quake. However, a spokesperson for the public health ministry noted that there could be more casualties.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health has instructed the heads of all medical centers to prepare staff for possible casualties resulting from the earthquake. The quake not only affected Pakistan and India, but it was also felt in several other countries, including Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan. Pakistan lies in an active seismic zone, and earthquakes of various intensities frequently hit the country. In January of this year, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Islamabad, and in 2005, the deadliest quake in Pakistan killed more than 74,000 people. This information was auto-generated from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff.
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