Earthquakes In Pakistan Today
Earthquakes In Pakistan Today: Fear spread among people as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake jolted different cities of Punjab province on Sunday(18-06-2018).
The tremors were felt in Lahore, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Sahewal, Bahawalpur, Dajal, Khanewal and other surrounding areas. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the epicentre of the quake was 12 kilometres beneath the ground.
No loss of life or property was reported from anywhere throughout the province.
Last month, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
An official says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has rattled northwest Pakistan, causing panic but there’s no immediate word about damage or casualties today. (11-05-2018)
Thursday evening tremor: The epicenter of Thursday’s quake was located near the northwestern city of Bannu. The temblor was felt in the Swat Valley and Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province bordering Afghanistan. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.1. (10-05-2018).
Earlier, An earthquake was felt in the federal capital and areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today. Several Pakistani cities including Lahore, Kasur, Faislabad Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, and Gilgit-Baltistan were jolted second time on Wednesday with 6.4 magnitude quakes.
As per details, tremors were felt in Islamabad, Shorkot, Faisalabad, Abbotabad, Attock, Nowshera, Kasur, Chiniot, Daska, Swat, Shangla, Peshawar, Malakand, Sargodha, Kundia, Kahota, Hangu, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir and other areas.
The epicentre of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake is the border area of Tajikistan, Afghanistan. The depth of the quake was estimated to be 97 km.
One Earthquake Came in the Morning Today
Earlier today Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad along with Peshawar, Nowshera, and Kohat.
The tremors were felt at 8:25 AM and were felt for 15 to 20 seconds.
Tremors were also felt in Swat along Malakand division along with Manshera, Dera Ismail Khan, Swat, Abbottabad, and Mardan.
The earthquake magnitude was recorded to be 5.6 on the Richter scale. According to details, the epicenter of the morning earthquake was located 30 kilometers from Bannu at a depth of 12 kilometers.
No loss of life or property has been reported yet in both the earhtquakes. Thanks to almighty Allah.
About Earthquake
Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing against each other, they stick a little. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs.
Tensional stress is the stress that tends to pull something apart. It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through the surrounding rock.
There are four different types of earthquakes: Tectonic, volcanic, collapse and explosion. A tectonic earthquake is one that occurs when the earth’s crust breaks due to geological forces on rocks and adjoining plates that cause physical and chemical changes.
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