Earth Quake 2021

6.4-magnitude

earthquake jolts

 several cities in Pakistan

YA ALLAH REHAM ! Strong Earthquake Jolts Pakistan

Earth Quake 2021,Pakistan

Earthquake tremors measuring a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter's scale were felt across several cities of Pakistan at 10:02 pm late Friday night, with Tajikistan's Murghab city reportedly being the epicentre. 

According to reports, tremors were felt in Islamabad, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Mardan, North Waziristan, Swat, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, and Lahore.

The tremors were also felt in Killa Abdullah, Pishin, Toba Achakzai, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir, and Chitral.

An earthquake originated on 12-02-2021 at 22:02 PST Magnitude : 6.4 Depth: 80 Km Lat: 38.12 N Long: 73.31 E Epicenter : Tajikistan PMD, Islamabad

 According to the Seismological Centre:

The depth of the earthquake was measured at 80km. Citizens have been advised to be careful as the aftershocks of the earthquake are expected.

It is pertinent to mention here that such a high-intensity earthquake jolted Pakistan after 1.5 years, and during the previous incident, Azad Jammu and Kashmir suffered significant damages.

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) 

Said in a statement that the earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region late on Friday, adding that the quake was at a depth of 86 kilometres.

The earth shook in the federal capital, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). Panicky residents filled the streets in Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha, Rawalpindi and several other cities.

“I thought it’s the same like what had hit us in 2005. My children started crying,” said Asif Maqbool, a resident in Muzaffarabad, the capital of AJK which was almost flattened in the 2005 quake. “They were crying, reciting verses from the Holy Quran,” added Saima Khalid, another resident of Muzaffarabad.

The National Disaster Management Authority 

(NDMA) said in a late-night statement that it was in contact with all its provincial disaster management authorities (PDMAs) to get updates from across the country.

“NDMA is in contact with all PDMAs and getting updates from across Pakistan. So far no reports of loss of life reported. NDMA is taking stock of the situation after earthquake and will keep informed the citizens,” it said. “Emergency services put on alert.”

Preliminary reports have suggested that one person sustained injuries after a wall collapsed in K-P’s Mansehra district. In Punjab, the Rescue 1122 issued alert to deal with any emergency situation in the province. The rescue services spokesperson asked the public to call on 1122 in case of any emergency.

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, meanwhile, directed all rescue services and health department to remain on alert to deal with any untoward situation. He asked the officials to obtain reports if any damage caused due to earthquake and take precautionary measures amid fears of possible aftershocks.

The Tajikistan Emergency Situations Ministry said the epicentre was 420 kilometres east of the Tajik capital Dushanbe near the border with China. Tremors were felt in Dushanbe but the epicentre was in a sparsely populated area, it added.

Strong tremors were also felt in parts of northern India, including the capital city of New Delhi, as well as in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), witnesses said. Cracks were reported in some homes in northern parts of IIOJK.