5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Pakistan and Afghanistan, no damage reported
No casualties were reported as the deep quake sent residents into the streets and rattled cities across Pakistan and northern India, officials said.
- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday evening, sending tremors across Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi-NCR, and Chandigarh.
- Pakistan experienced four earthquakes within 24 hours beginning Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre , with the strongest registering 5.5 magnitude.
- Residents in Islamabad and the Swat district reported brief panic as tremors rippled across multiple regions, with social media users confirming the shaking.
- The Afghanistan earthquake followed a 5.8-magnitude tremor that struck near eastern Honshu in Japan on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre .
- International rescue teams arrived in Caracas nearly 48 hours after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, where Government figures confirmed the death toll climbed to nearly 1,000.
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Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan
A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday (Jun 27), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul across the border into neighbouring Pakistan.There were no immediate officia
In Afghanistan, the Eurasian and the Indian tectonic plates meet, so that the danger of earth shocks is great. In the evening there are shocks in the region, which can even be felt in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
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The Independent (US)Strong earthquake hits two countries as residents flee their homes
The tremors sent panicked residents across Pakistan fleeing their homes
Kabul, Afghanistan. An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude shook the eastern region of Afghanistan this Saturday, reported the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).AFP journalists in Kabul, the capital, said they felt the quake.The earthquake affected the eastern provinces of the country, including Khost and Nangarhar, and also felt in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, according to AFP journalists.The epicenter was located in northeastern Afghanistan, at a d…
5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Pakistan and Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Saturday, sending panicked residents across Pakistan rushing out of their homes, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The epicenter was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.It was felt in Islamabad, as well as in the eastern province of Punjab and the n…
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