5.9 Quake Shakes Pakistan and Afghanistan as Authorities Report No Damage
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 27
5.9 Quake Shakes Pakistan and Afghanistan as Authorities Report No Damage
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 27
Summary
Tremors from a magnitude 5.9 earthquake sent residents rushing from homes across parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Saturday, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The epicenter was in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, Pakistan's meteorological department said, while the U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.1.
Islamabad, پنجاب, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan-administered Kashmir felt the shaking, and emergency services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa put district administrations on alert.
Pakistan sits on an active seismic zone; a 7.6 quake in 2005 killed tens of thousands in Pakistan and Kashmir, while Afghanistan has also suffered deadly earthquakes in recent years.