Lahore, September 24: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolted the New Mirpur City in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and other cities including Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Pakistan on Tuesday late noon. Reports claim that the earthquake reported was 6.3 on richter scale, but the USGS said that the earthquake measured was 5.8 on the richter scale. Regardless, the impact of the earthquake was felt in several cities and across the North India regions including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi-NCR and other parts. At least 19 people have died and over 300 injured in earthquake related incidents, reported AFP. Earthquake in Pakistan: Quake of Magnitude 6.1 on Richter Scale Jolts New Mirpur, Strong Tremors Felt in North India.
People in Pakistan reacted on the news of the earthquake and also shared pictures on the social media site. The images shared on Twitter show the scale of destruction caused. Roads and buildings collapsed as the quake hit the cities of Lahore, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Earthquake in Delhi: Strong Tremors Felt in NCR, Punjab, Haryana And Other Parts of North India.
Read the Tweet Below
Earthquake felt in northern Pakistan - in Islamabad and Lahore - also felt in India - all the way in Delhi as well
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) September 24, 2019
Damage Caused in Mirpur City
Due to #Earthquake, reports of damages from #Mirpur building collapsed 50 people injured. Rescue teams are rushing. roads damaged by earthquake pic.twitter.com/eksYK8uzkk
— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) September 24, 2019
The India Met Dept Tweets About the Earthquake
Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on:24-09-2019, 16:31:58 IST, Lat:32.9 N & Long: 73.7 E, Depth: 40 Km, Region: Pakistan - India (J & K ) Border region pic.twitter.com/tH6RDjGuxD
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2019
More Pictures of the Destruction Caused
Damages in #Mirpur #Azad #Kashmir #Earthquake https://t.co/WuoKPx1XlJ pic.twitter.com/223XL7ud2x
— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) September 24, 2019
Video of the Roads Caving In
— norbert🎷almeida (@norbalm) September 24, 2019
The powerful earthquake in Pakistan jolted the cities of Lahore and Mirpur, and send shivers down the spine of the people. There was also reports of tremors experienced in Delhi-NCR region in India and several parts of North India. However, unlike Pakistan, no loss of lives of property has been reported from India due to the earthquake related incidents.
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