ISLAMABAD: The federal capital experienced significant tremors early on Thursday morning.
The federal capital of Islamabad and the surrounding territories were shaken on Thursday morning by an earthquake with a value of 6.2 on the Richter scale. The Seismological Center reports that the earthquake was so powerful that residents in the area came outside while reciting the Kalma-e-Tayyaba.
The Seismological Center added that the earthquake’s epicentre was in Tajikistan’s border region and that it had a depth of 60 kilometres. According to early reports, the earthquakes were also felt in parts of Abbottabad and Malakand.