5.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Islamabad, Peshawar

No immediate reports of damage or casualties received following tremors
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Picture showing a Richter scale reading — Reuters
Picture showing a Richter scale reading — Reuters

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck Islamabad, Peshawar, and several other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, the Seismic Monitoring Centre said.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 125 kilometres. The monitoring centre said the epicentre was located in the border region between Tajikistan and China.

No immediate reports of damage or casualties were received following the tremors.


This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.