2024-07-02 15:30:07
(Khawaja Subhan) Earthquake tremors have been felt in Mengorah metropolis of Swat and its environment.
The magnitude of the earthquake in Swat was recorded as 4.5, whereas the depth of the earthquake was 105 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was Tajikistan bordering Afghanistan. After the shock of the earthquake, panic unfold among the many folks and folks got here out of their homes and began reciting Kalima Tayyaba.
Why do earthquakes happen?
Earthquakes are pure disasters which have killed thousands and thousands of individuals all over the world. In line with consultants, the earth’s crust is made up of three giant plates. The primary layer known as Eurasian, second Indian and third Arabian. As warmth builds up underground, these plates transfer. Earth shakes and this situation known as earthquake. Earthquake waves journey round in a circle.
Earthquakes or volcanic eruptions are extra frequent in areas the place these plates meet. Consultants say that within the areas the place a giant earthquake occurs as soon as, a giant earthquake can occur there once more. Two-thirds of Pakistan’s space is on fault strains, as a result of which earthquakes can happen in these areas at any time.
From Karachi to Islamabad, from Quetta to Peshawar, from Makran to Abbottabad and from Gilgit to Chitral, all of the cities are affected by earthquakes, during which the areas of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are essentially the most delicate. By way of earthquakes, Pakistan is the fifth most delicate nation on the earth.
Pakistan is situated on the northern border of the Indian Plate the place it meets the Eurasian Plate. The method of subduction of the Eurasian plate and the advance of the Indian plate has been occurring for thousands and thousands of years. All of the fault strains passing underneath two-thirds of Pakistan’s space are lively, with low or reasonable earthquakes occurring intermittently.
2024-07-02 15:30:07