Pakistan earthquake: Mirpur badly damaged as strong tremors rattle region
Earthquake rattles Lahore, Islamabad and other cities of Pakistan. Infrastructure in Mirpur city of Azad Kashmir has been badly damaged after the earthquake.
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An earthquake has struck the Punjab province of Pakistan on Tuesday, according to real-time earthquake monitor EMSC. The earthquake was reportedly felt in Lahore, Faisalabad and other parts of Pakistan's Punjab. Some felt reports are also from the Islamabad.
Dozens of people have taken to Twitter, posting felt reports after the earthquake in parts of Pakistan.
#Earthquake possibly felt 2 min ago in #Punjab #Pakistan. Felt it? See https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t pic.twitter.com/lkjLZH10uV
— EMSC (@LastQuake) September 24, 2019
Earthquake in Lahore
— Umer Asif Warraich🇵🇰 (@umerwarraich55) September 24, 2019
That was one strong earthquake in Islamabad!
— Saad Hamid (@SaadGH) September 24, 2019
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Update: The preliminary magnitude of the earthquake that struck Pakistan and parts of India is 5.5, EMSC said in a tweet.
M5.5 #earthquake (#भूकंप) strikes 81 km SE of #Rāwalpindi (#Pakistan) 19 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/Q5M7OgW4lc
— EMSC (@LastQuake) September 24, 2019
Visuals being showed by a local news platform Geo News show that roads and houses of Mirpur city in Azad Kashmir are badly damaged.
#Earthquake wounds dozens in #AJK's MirpurRead more: https://t.co/rGnAzfkCv7#GeoNews
— Geo English (@geonews_english) September 24, 2019
This is a Breaking News story.
Further details about the Pakistan earthquake are awaited.
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