5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan

Islamabad, February 5 An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolted several cities of Pakistan, including the national capital Islamabad, on Saturday. According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake had a depth of 210 kilometres with its epicentre in Hindukush region...

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Updated At : 05:57 PM Feb 05, 2022 IST

Islamabad, February 5

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolted several cities of Pakistan, including the national capital Islamabad, on Saturday.

According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake had a depth of 210 kilometres with its epicentre in Hindukush region in Afghanistan.

The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and other parts of the country, including Nowhsera, Gilgit, Khyber, Dir, Abbottabad, Mingora, Kohat and others cities.

No loss to life and property was reported from any part of the country.

Tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of northern India.

On January 14, an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale had hit Islamabad and northern areas of the country.

Earlier in the month, an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale had struck Pakistan’s northern areas.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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