On Wednesday, the earthquake in Pakistan with Peshwar hit with 4.7 maximum shaking on the Richter scale, reported and quoted Geo News.
The earthquake epicenter was placed in the Hindu Mountains Kush in Afghanistan at a depth of 211 kilometers.
No injuries or significant damage have been reported yet.
An earthquake in Islamabad
An earthquake in Peshaware comes weeks after Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pákhtunkhwa, including Mardan, SWAT, Nowwad, Swaziristan, hit Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its epicenter was an area of Hindu Kush at a depth of 230 kilometers, while the coordinates recorded on the Latitude 36.63 N and the length of 71.13 E, the report.
Recent earthquakes in Pakistan
Here is the list of the main earthquakes reported from Pakistan in May.
May 5 – 4.2 shocks in size in parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan,
9 May – an earthquake of 4.0 hit near Islamabad and Khyber then afterkhwa
10. – 5th May 5.7 in Afghanistan area in the Hindu Kush area trembling all over northern Pakistan
16.
May 24 – and 4.1 sizes recorded near Pakistan
27.
29. May – In some regions of Pakistan, the tremor of 4.4 was felt.
Why is Pakistan prone to earthquakes?
Two earthquakes hit several regions of Pakistan in April. Recently, Port City Karachi witnessed almost 30 mild earthquakes.
The country is susceptible to seismic activity because it is located on the boundary of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Northward’s pressure of the Indian plate towards the Eurasian album results in frequent tremor in the region.
The main meteorologist Aamir Haider said the Landhi fault line has become active after many years and is now in the normalization phase, the report is said.
(Tagstotranslate) earthquake in Pakistan
