{"id":123587,"date":"2026-04-03T22:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=123587"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:42:53","slug":"6-1-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-islamabad-kp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/123587\/","title":{"rendered":"6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, KP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad (National Times)- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the country on Friday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PMD said that the quake struck at 9:13pm at a depth of 190km, with the Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan as its epicentre. It said the shocks were felt in Islamabad, Chitral, Peshawar, Swat and Shangla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences, which uses the Moment Magnitude scale, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan\u2019s Hindu Kush region at a depth of 177 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<em>DawnNewsTV<\/em>, tremors were also felt in Rawalpindi, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and parts of Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) also said that tremors were also felt in Lahore, Mianwali, Jhang, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Pothohar region, Sargodha and other districts in the province. In a statement, it said that no loss of life or property was reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PDMA in KP also said that tremors were felt in multiple districts. It said that it had not received any reports about any unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates \u2014 the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian \u2014 which create five seismic zones under the country. The intersection of multiple fault lines means that tectonic movements remain a frequent occurrence in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the Pakistan Meteorological Department had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1985836\">reported&nbsp;<\/a>a 5.3-magnitude earthquake affecting the northern regions of the country. It said the tremors were reported felt in Gilgit, Skardu, Pattan, Balakot and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad (National Times)- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the country on Friday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). 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