ISLAMABAD, April 10: An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt across the country including, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Occupied Kashmir, India, and Afghanistan, state media reported.
The quake struck in Pakistan at about 3:29 p.m. on Sunday.
The depth of the earthquake was 236 kilometers and its epicenter was
Hindokash mountainous range in Afghanistan.
But US Geological Survey (USGS) said the intensity was 6.6 shaking buildings in the Afghanistan, Pakistan and India capitals, and other cities.
The USGS said the quake was centred near Chitral at a depth of 210 km.
Tremors were also felt in the Indian capital and in Kashmir, witnesses said, forcing residents to leave homes.
At least one person was killed and many another’s injured in Pakistan, local media reported.
The casualty was a result of tremors causing a landslide on the Karakar mountain range connecting Swat and Buner.
The earthquake hit parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa near the Afghan border.
In Pakistan, shocks were felt in Murree, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Abbottabad, Mansehra and surrounding areas.
At least 27 people, including women and children, with minor injuries were brought to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar following earthquake in the province.-Online
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