ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, Pakistan’s Met Office said, with jolts felt in several districts of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said tremors were felt in multiple areas and its emergency operations center had established contact with all district administrations to monitor the situation.
“District administrations have been instructed to remain alert to deal with any possible situation,” the PDMA said in a statement.
The authority added that the process of collecting information about potential damage was underway, but “so far no reports of casualties or property loss have been received at the PDMA control room.”
Citizens were advised to report any untoward incident at the emergency helpline 1700.
