Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in Afghanistan and Pakistan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. The quake, which occurred on Sunday night (October 25), was also felt in various areas of neighbouring Pakistan. No deaths or significant damage have been reported in either country so far.

According to a Reuters report, citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2. The agency had initially put the magnitude at 5.8 before revising it to 5.2. The quake originated at a depth of about 110 kilometres.

Afghan media outlet Tolo News reported that tremors were felt in the capital Kabul and several nearby provinces, including Nangarhar. However, no immediate information on casualties or damage to infrastructure was available.

Meanwhile, Pakistani media outlet Geo News reported that the quake was also felt in various areas of the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

No immediate details on damage in the affected areas of the two countries were available after the earthquake.