Islamabad, ANI. Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS reported that the epicenter of the quake was about 44 km (27 mi) from the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan and at a depth of 51 km. Thankfully, no immediate reports of damages or deaths have been received so far.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said the tremors were felt by about 119 million (119 million) people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India over a distance of about 500 km.

Tremors felt in many cities of Pakistan

Pakistan media have reported mild intensity earthquake in Islamabad and other parts of the country.

A Twitter user from Pakistan said massive earthquake in Islamabad! Allah well! I hope you are all safe! May Allah Ta’ala protect us all, Amen. The tremors were also felt in Lahore, Multan, Quetta and many other areas of Pakistan. Last Friday, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck several cities in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Multan. According to the report of Geo News, tremors were also recorded in Faisalabad, Abbottabad, Swat, Buner, Kohat and Malakand.

Earthquake tremors in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Let us tell you that an earthquake of 5.1 magnitude struck 561 km west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at midnight on Tuesday. This information was given by the National Center for Seismology.

Edited By: Piyush Kumar