Tremors felt in Delhi 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan

Tremors felt in Delhi 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan
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New Delhi: Tremors rippled across Delhi and the neighbouring region on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Pakistan at 12:58 pm, the...

New Delhi: Tremors rippled across Delhi and the neighbouring region on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Pakistan at 12:58 pm, the National Center for Seismology said.

It said the epicentre for the quake was 415 kilometres west of Amritsar in Punjab.

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad, on Wednesday, according to the country's meteorological department. The earthquake was felt in several parts of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces as well as the federal capital. It originated at 12:28 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST) and was recorded at magnitude 5.7 on the Richter's scale, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The epicentre was situated near the Dera Ghazi Khan region in the southwestern part of the Punjab province at a depth of 10 kilometres, Geo News reported, citing the Met Department.

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