ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and other parts of the country were rattled by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake at 5:30 am on Friday.
The brief tremors, lasting two to three seconds, were also felt in various cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Kashmir.
Residents, startled by the quake, emerged from their homes, reciting verses from the Holy Quran. Fortunately, there were no reports of casualties or property damage from any region.
The National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad identified the quake’s epicenter in Southwestern Kashmir, at a depth of 11 kilometers. Earlier, on Wednesday night, Islamabad and Rawalpindi experienced multiple tremors around 9:50 PM, lasting for 4-5 seconds.
