DELHI: A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Pakistan-India border region at about 4.31 pm, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
The earthquake was at a depth of 40 km. The tremors were felt in north India and Pakistan with people rushing out of their homes in the neighboring country and in north India including Punjab and Haryana, Seismology Department officials said. the neighboring country.
Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on:24-09-2019, 16:31:58 IST, Lat:32.9 N & Long: 73.7 E, Depth: 40 Km, Region: Pakistan – India (J & K ) Border region pic.twitter.com/tH6RDjGuxD
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2019
Reports of tremors are coming from New Delhi, Chandigarh, Kashmir as well as several towns in Pakistan, including Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtun region.
According to The United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter was 3 kilometers from New Mirpur city, the capital of Mirpur district and the largest city of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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