5.4-magnitude earthquake shakes parts of Pakistan

Earthquake strikes Hindukush region in Afghanistan shortly after 2am

By: Samaa TV, Shahab-ud-Din

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

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A mild-to-strong earthquake was felt in various part of Pakistan late on Friday night, with the tremors measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale.

According to the PDMA, the earthquake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale with a depth of 102 kilometres. The epicentre of the quake was the Hindukush region in Afghanistan, it added.

However, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan shortly after 2am (PST) at a depth of 124 kilometres, 121km east of Baghlān in Afghanistan.

The tremors were felt in various parts of Islamabad, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Murree, Sargodha, Wah Cantt, Kasur in Punjab. In KP, the quake was felt in Peshawar, Swat and its surrounding areas, Nowshera, Dir, Shangla, Charsadda, Malakand, Mardan, Haripur, Hangu, Balakot.

Moreover, the tremors were also felt in Ghizer and many other districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Beyond Pakistan, social media users in India, India-held Kashmir and Afghanistan also reported to have felt strong tremors.