The Pakistani capital Islamabad was rocked late Tuesday evening (local time) by a violent earthquake. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Authority, the earthquake there had a magnitude of 6.8. The US seismic authority has located the epicenter of the earthquake in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan in the town of Jurm and gave the location a magnitude of 6.5. So far there is no information on deaths or injuries.
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale has struck the region, affecting Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India and Pakistan. The quake caused significant damage in these countries. pic.twitter.com/cULWVz6P7c
— Fatima Faizi (@FatmaFaizi) March 21, 2023
The Hindu Kush region and neighboring countries, where the Arabian, Indian and Eurasian plates converge, are subject to repeated strong earthquakes. A devastating earthquake in the summer of 2022 killed more than 1,000 people in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. (sda/dpa)
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