Earthquake hits Pakistan: Building collapses and people run into the streets

Earthquake hits Pakistan: Building collapses and people run into the streets as 5.8 magnitude tremor strikes

  • Strong earthquake hit  north of Jhelum along boundary of Punjab and Kashmir
  • At least 50 people were injured from tremors that caused a building to collapse
  • Tremors were felt as far as Delhi and Rajasthan as people rushed out of homes

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 today struck Pakistan, causing buildings to collapse and people to flee into the streets. 

The strong tremors hit 13 miles north of the city of Jhelum between Punjab province and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, according to the US Geological Survey.

At least 50 people were injured during the earthquake that caused a building to collapse and inflicted heavy damage at least one road, according to witnesses.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 today struck Pakistan, causing buildings to collapse and people to flee into the streets

Tremors were felt as far as New Delhi and people rushed out of their homes and offices in panic in several places, including in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Press Trust of India reports.

‘The quake was 10 kilometres deep and was felt in most of Punjab province, some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The worst hit was Mirpur, Azad Kashmir,’ Pakistan’s chief meteorologist Muhammad Riaz told AFP. 

Pakistan straddles part of the boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, making the country susceptible to earthquakes.

In October 2015, a 7.5-magnitude quake in Pakistan and Afghanistan killed almost 400 people, flattening buildings in rugged terrain that impeded relief efforts.

The country was also hit by a 7.6-magnitude quake on October 8, 2005, that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless, mainly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.   

At least 50 people were injured during the earthquake that caused a building to collapse and inflicted heavy damage at least one road, according to witnesses

At least 50 people were injured during the earthquake that caused a building to collapse and inflicted heavy damage at least one road, according to witnesses

Tremors were felt as far as New Delhi and people rushed out of their homes and offices in panic in several places, including in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana

Tremors were felt as far as New Delhi and people rushed out of their homes and offices in panic in several places, including in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana

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