Overview
- The Pakistan Meteorological Department reported a magnitude-5.2 earthquake at 10:56 am near the Tajikistan–Xinjiang border at a depth of 128 kilometers.
- Residents in Islamabad and nearby areas felt the shaking, and officials reported no immediate confirmed injuries or structural damage.
- A separate magnitude-3.6 tremor struck Azad Jammu and Kashmir at 11:29 am at a depth of 25 kilometers with an epicenter about 12 kilometers southeast of Muzaffarabad.
- The PMD said it is continuing to track seismic activity and share updates as more data comes in.
- Recent weeks have brought several moderate quakes in the Afghanistan–Tajikistan–Hindu Kush corridor, including a 5.7 on April 27 and a 5.8 on April 3 that sent tremors into Pakistani cities.