{"id":270976,"date":"2023-12-22T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamslivenews.com\/?p=270976"},"modified":"2023-12-22T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T10:55:52","slug":"magnitude-4-4-earthquake-rattles-islamabad-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2023\/12\/magnitude-4-4-earthquake-rattles-islamabad-rawalpindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattles Islamabad, Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the early hours of Friday morning, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and surrounding areas, as reported by ARY News.<\/p>\n

According to the seismological centre, the tremors were felt around 5:30 am in parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The earthquake’s depth was recorded at 16 kilometres.<\/p>\n

Residents, fearing the quake, emerged from their homes reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba; however, there have been no reports of casualties or property damage in any part of Islamabad or Rawalpindi thus far, as reported by ARY News.<\/p>\n

Just last month, a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale shook Gilgit. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed tremors in Gilgit and adjoining areas, with no reported loss of life or property damage.<\/p>\n

The NSMC Islamabad reported a quake depth of 45 kilometres and an epicentre of 84 kilometres in the North West for the previous event.<\/p>\n

In October, a mild earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter Scale affected various areas of Karachi, the capital of the Sindh province.<\/p>\n

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre Islamabad, the quake’s depth was recorded at 15 kilometres, with the epicentre near the Quaidabad area of Karachi, ARY News reported.<\/p>\n

(Inputs from ANI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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