Earthquake tremors felt in twin cities, K-P
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Home Tremors were felt in the twin cities, Chitral, Peshawar, and parts of Punjab and K-P At least six people were killed in a house collapse in central Afghanistan when a powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region on Friday, shaking different parts of Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The six were killed when a house collapsed in Bagrami district, in central Kabul Province, according to a statement from the Afghanistan Information Ministry. One person also remains missing. The quake occurred at a depth of 181 kilometers (112 miles) at 1612GMT, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The quake was initially measured at 5.9 magnitude and later downgraded to 5.8. The tremor was felt in the Afghan capital of Kabul, according to a local, Obaidullah Baheer, who wrote on US social media company X. The quake was also felt in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Published: April 3, 2026 4:52 pm
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