Islamabad: Strong tremors of earthquake were felt in some parts of Pakistan on Tuesday night. The intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 6.8 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was the Hindukush region of Afghanistan, but its effect was visible in Pakistan and North India apart from Afghanistan. This spread panic among the people and they ran out of their homes. In Pakistan, 9 people have died while more than 160 people have been injured.
Stampede in Rawalpindi market
The Express Tribune newspaper reported that at the time of the earthquake, rawalpindi A stampede was reported in a market in At least five members of a family were injured when the roof of a house collapsed in Swabi, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the report said. According to media reports, tremors were felt at various places including Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Jhelum, Sheikhupura, Swat, Nowshera, Multan, Swat, Shangla. Earthquake tremors were also felt in many countries including India, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and China.
People gathered outside the hospital after the earthquake
Cracks in houses due to earthquake in Srinagar
Tuesday night at 10:20 as soon as Earthquake felt the tremors. Due to the shaking of the buildings, people got scared and came out of the houses. The tremors were felt for about a minute. The maximum effect of earthquake in India was seen in Delhi-NCR including Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana. Cracks were also reported in some houses in Srinagar. Praying for the safety of the people, the Delhi Police issued a helpline number.
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