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Islamabad, September 11 (HS). Earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Pakistan's Punjab province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and federal capital Islamabad this afternoon. The magnitude of the earthquake was measured 5.7 on the Richter scale. Pakistan's Meteorological Department has said that this geological movement was felt in the country at 12:28 pm.
Geo News quoted the Meteorological Department as saying that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers near the Dera Ghazi Khan area in the southwest of Punjab province. However, according to Geo News, the United States Geological Survey has said that the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.4. It affected India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Tremors of the earthquake were felt in Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Kamalia, Khanewal, Bhalwal, Chiniot, Hafizabad, Toba Tek Singh, Gujrat, Sargodha and Jhang in Pakistan's Punjab province.
The effects of the earthquake were also felt in Peshawar, Swat, North Waziristan, DI Khan, Lakki Marwat, Buner, Shangla and Chitral of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Earlier on August 29, an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit Islamabad, Rawalpindi and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Geo News has clarified that geological movements (earthquakes) are not uncommon in Pakistan. The country is located on the border of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. A tectonic plate known as the Indian plate in a large part of South Asia is moving northward towards the Eurasian plate. This causes geological movements.
Meaning of earthquake epicenter and intensity
The epicentre of an earthquake is the place just below which geological energy is released due to the movement of plates. The earthquake vibration is more at this place. As the frequency of vibration increases, its effect decreases. However, if there is an earthquake of magnitude 7 or more on the Richter scale, then the tremor is stronger in the surrounding 40 km radius. It also depends on whether the seismic frequency is on the upper side or in the range. If the frequency of vibration is on the upper side, then less area will be affected.
The intensity is measured as
Earthquakes are measured using the Richter scale. It is called the Richter Magnitude Test Scale. On the Richter scale, earthquakes are measured on the basis of 1 to 9. Earthquakes are measured from its epicentre i.e. AP centre. The intensity of the energy released from within the earth during an earthquake is measured by this. The intensity of the earthquake shock is estimated from this intensity.