Over 150 killed in Afghanistan after 6.1 magnitude earthquake, tremors in Pakistan

Kabul/Islamabad: A massive earthquake that struck Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday morning has caused great devastation. The earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale is expected to kill at least 150 people in Afghanistan. At the same time, in Pakistan, there has been destruction in many areas adjacent to Afghanistan. According to the report of the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of this earthquake was 44 km from the city of Khost in southeast Afghanistan.
There has been heavy destruction in Afghanistan’s Paktika province and there are reports of more than 50 people being killed here. According to the Afghan media, pictures of heavy devastation are coming out in Khost. In Pakistan also there is news of death of one person in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is being told that the roof of the house collapsed due to the earthquake, due to which this person died. This earthquake occurred at 1:54 am Pakistani time.

Tremors were felt in Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and Punjab and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan and up to India. Images coming from Afghan areas show that many areas have been destroyed due to the earthquake. The European Earthquake Center estimates that the tremors were felt in an area of ​​about 500 km. After the tremors of the earthquake, people panicked and came out on the streets. Earlier on Friday, an earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale struck many cities in Pakistan.