Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude strikes Pakistan
Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude strikes Pakistan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolted Pakistan on Monday.
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Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude strikes Pakistan
Islamabad: A 4.6 magnitude earthquake on the Ritcher scale jolted Pakistan on Monday afternoon at 1:26 pm, as per National Center for Seismology (NCS). The latitude of the quake was 29.12N and the longitude 67.26 E with a depth of 10 km. No immediate reports of damage or casualties have been received.
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It is worth noting that this is the third quake in two weeks that struck the neighbouring country. On May 10, a 4.0 magnitude quake hit Pakistan early morning at 1:44 a.m, the National Center for Seismology tweeted. A 10-km-deep earthquake struck at 29.67 degrees North latitude and 66.10 degrees East longitude.
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A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on May 5th, preceding a more recent seismic event. The May 5th quake, originating at a shallow depth of 10 km, increased the probability of subsequent tremors, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
Note: This is a developing story and further details will be added.
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