ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude (on Richter scale) today shook the North Pakistan as well as the North India at around 4:30 pm. Tremors of this earthquake were felt up to India’s national capital New Delhi.
Eight people were reported dead, including three children, and over 100 injured in Pakistan’s 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Tremors were felt across Delhi, the national capital region, Punjab and Haryana and no immediate casualties or damages were reported.
“The epicentre of the earthquake was Pakistan-India border, Jammu and Kashmir region. The magnitude of the quake was 6.3 on the Richter scale. Even we felt the tremors here in the office. Tremors were felt across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir,” J.L. Gautam, Director Operation, National Center for Seismology told ANI.
“The (most) damage is in areas between Jhelum and Mirpur,” said the chief of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, Lieutenant General Mohammad Afzal.
Media photos and video showed a collapsed building and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a town on Pakistan’s side of the disputed territory of Kashmir near India.
