No casualties reported as earthquake shakes parts of Islamabad, KP

No casualties reported as earthquake shakes parts of Islamabad, KP

Earthquake hits near Islamabad, KP cities and other parts of the province. File photo

April, 12 2025

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck near Islamabad and Rawalpindi at 12:30pm on Saturday, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC).

The NSMC further said the quake struck at a depth of 12 kilometres, with its epicentre located 60km northwest of Rawalpindi.

However, the United States Geological Survey revealed1, the quake measured 5.0 on the Richter scale and had a depth of 39.2km. People gathered outside buildings after experiencing the tremors.

Meanwhile, a separate 4.3-magnitude earthquake also jolted the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region about 35 minutes earlier, the NSMC said.

The centre said that the 11:54am quake had an epicentre with a depth of 88km.

Parts of KP — including Shangla, Swat, Mardan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra and Kohistan — felt the tremors of that quake, according to media reports.

Meanwhile, various cities of KP were shook following the 5.5-magnitude quake. Jolts were also felt in KP’s Hazara division and Swabi district.

The Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region also experienced a 3.8-magnitude jolt at 11:26am, with a depth of 109km, the NSMC stated.