On Wednesday, an earthquake with a Richter scale value of 5.2 struck Pakistan, sending shockwaves through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir. The epicenter of the earthquake, 130 kilometers below the surface in the Hindu Kush region, was measured by the seismological center to be somewhat higher at 5.3 on the Richter scale. There were a number of towns and districts affected by the earthquakes, including Peshawar, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Buner, Azad Kashmir, Khyber, Mohmand, Orakzai, Abbottabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Mardan, and Charsadda. Even with the earthquake’s severity, no areas of the capital or its surrounding areas have reported any injuries or property damage.
Even with the earthquake’s severity, no areas of the capital or its surrounding areas have reported any injuries or property damage. People began reciting passages from the Holy Quran as they fled their houses in fear following the earthquake. Meanwhile, no reports of property damage or fatalities from anywhere in the capital were made as a result of the earthquake.
Social media platforms quickly reflected the impact, with the hashtag #earthquake jumping to the top trend on the widely used social media site X in Pakistan. Users created a virtual community where individuals could interact and exchange information by sharing their stories, images, and videos.
