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4.6 magnitude earthquake hits area near Islamabad in Pakistan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 jolted Pakistan's Islamabad on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 jolted Pakistan's Islamabad on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Aug 31, 2023, 8:59 AM IST

Islamabad (Pakistan): An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit an area about 193 km away from Pakistan’s national capital Islamabad on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology informed. The tremors struck at 7:16 a.m. on Wednesday. According to NCS, the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 35 km.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 31-08-2023, 07:16:36 IST, Lat: 34.75 & Long: 71.39, Depth: 35 Km, Location: 193km NW of Islamabad, Pakistan”, NCS posted on X. Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit an area about 250 km away from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology informed.

The tremors struck at 10:13 a.m. on Tuesday. According to NCS, the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 km. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 29-08-2023, 10:13:33 IST, Lat: 28.95 & Long: 83.26, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 244km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal”, NCS posted on X. (ANI)

Islamabad (Pakistan): An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit an area about 193 km away from Pakistan’s national capital Islamabad on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology informed. The tremors struck at 7:16 a.m. on Wednesday. According to NCS, the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 35 km.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 31-08-2023, 07:16:36 IST, Lat: 34.75 & Long: 71.39, Depth: 35 Km, Location: 193km NW of Islamabad, Pakistan”, NCS posted on X. Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit an area about 250 km away from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology informed.

The tremors struck at 10:13 a.m. on Tuesday. According to NCS, the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 km. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 29-08-2023, 10:13:33 IST, Lat: 28.95 & Long: 83.26, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 244km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal”, NCS posted on X. (ANI)

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