KARACHI (Kashmir English): A mild 2.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Karachi on Friday afternoon, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Center report, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 2.2 on the Richter scale, and the depth was 10 kilometers.
The seismic center added that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 24 kilometres north of Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area.
No immediate reports of casualties or damage were reported from any part of the city.
The earthquake came weeks after a 5.3 magnitude tremor jolted Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, and Azad Kashmir.
The National Seismic Monitoring Center stated that the earthquake originated at 11:15 PM, with an epicenter in the Hindukush Region in Afghanistan. The depth of the quake was measured at 234 Km.
The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat, Dir, and Malakand, the PMD said. Moreover, the earthquake was also felt in different areas of Azad Kashmir, including Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Neelum, Leepa Valley, and Rawalakot.
The quake also jolted Gujrat, Mandi Bahuddin, Taxila, Swat, Chitral, Mansehra, Batagram, Abbottabad, Balakot, Buner, Kohistan, and the cities of Gilgit Baltistan, including Ghizer, Jaglot, and Gilgit.
