19 Dead, Over 300 Injured As 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts PoK; Strong Tremors Felt In North India

An earthquake, with an epicentre 173 kilometers from Lahore in Pakistan, jolted several parts of North India and Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening.

The earthquake has been measured at 6.1 on the Richter scale. (Image: Twitter/ @Fahad4014)

New Delhi: An earthquake, with an epicentre 173 kilometers from Lahore in Pakistan, jolted several parts of North India and Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. Heavy tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR region including Gurugram on Tuesday evening at around 04:30 pm. According to reports, tremors were also felt in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Kashmir as well as several towns in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Khyber Pakhtun region. According to the private earthquake monitoring agencies, the epicentre is somewhere in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. It has been measured at 6.3 on the Richter scale. So far, there have been no reports of damage or loss of life and property in any part of Jammu and Kashmir. However, Pakistani media reported that 19 people have lost their lives and as many as over 300 were injured in the neighbouring country. Several Indian cities including Chandigarh, Amritsar and Srinagar were jolted by heavy tremors. Speaking about the earthquake and its effect in the valley, Kashmir Zone Police said that no damages have been reported so far. We are ascertaining details from the ground-level.

Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on:24-09-2019, 16:31:58 IST, Lat:32.9 N & Long: 73.7 E, Depth: 40 Km, Region: Pakistan - India (J & K ) Border region pic.twitter.com/tH6RDjGuxD

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2019

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter was 3 kilometres from New Mirpur city, the capital of Mirpur district and the largest city of the PoK. News agency PTI, quoting local Pakistan media, reported that injured people, including women and children, were shifted to a hospital in Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after a building collapsed following the earthquake. Soon after the natural disaster took place, Twitter users in both India and Pakistan started sharing images and videos of cracked roads and damaged vehicles. Have a look:

5.8 Magnitude earthquake In different cities of AJK & Pakistan.#earthquake pic.twitter.com/9EV0kU739q

— M.A.Abbasi (@ale_kashmiri) September 24, 2019

"O mankind fear your Lord for the convulsion of the hour (of judgement) will be a terrible thing #earthquake #azadkashmir pic.twitter.com/3AxZCoHopI

— Tania Ali. (@Madridistania_) September 24, 2019

Roads and infrastructure damaged in Mirpur, Bhimbar and other areas of AJ&K due to #earthquake an hour ago. Pics via a colleague pic.twitter.com/joUUt74ppi

— Danyal Gilani (@DanyalGilani) September 24, 2019

Due to #Earthquake, reports of damages from #Mirpur building collapsed 50 people injured. Rescue teams are rushing. roads damaged by earthquake pic.twitter.com/eksYK8uzkk

— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) September 24, 2019