A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck late Friday night, with its epicentre in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region.
No loss to life or property has been reported till now due to the earthquake in any part of Pakistan, officials said.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said that the quake was recorded at 9:13 pm, with a depth of 190 kilometres.
The epicentre was located in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region at latitude 36.48°N and longitude 70.84°E.
The tremor was felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Islamabad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and parts of Punjab.
Pakistan lies in a quake-prone zone due to its location along the boundary of the Arabian Sea, Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country on Feb 20, while a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit its Balochistan province on Feb 13.
The quake was preceded on the same day by another tremor of magnitude 3.8.
The worst quake the country suffered was in 2005, which killed about 74,000 people.
Published on April 4, 2026