Strong Tremors Jolts Peshawar, Nearby Areas

Peshawar: Strong earthquake tremors were felt across various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and surrounding regions today, causing widespread fear and panic. Residents in areas including Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, and Malakand were seen evacuating their homes in distress, with many reciting the Kalima Tayyaba.

According to the Seismological Center, the earthquake measured magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter located in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan at a depth of 216 kilometers.

This event follows a similar earthquake that struck various cities across the country yesterday during Iftar. That tremor was recorded at a magnitude of 5.6 with a depth of 73 kilometers, and its epicenter was also in the Hindu Kush region. Tremors from yesterday’s quake were felt in many locations, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Swat, Mardan, Lower Dir, Malakand, Chitral, Khyber, Bara, Jamrud, Landi Kotal, Tirah, and Sargodha.