The epicentre of the earthquake, which struck at 4:01 p.m. local time, was around 12 kilometres northeast of Jhelum, a city in the north of Punjab province, or 88 kilometres southeast of Rawalpindi, according to reports.
M6.1 #earthquake strikes 173 km NW of #Lahore (#Pakistan) 9 min ago. Effects reported by eyewitnesses: pic.twitter.com/0CsClneyJJ
— EMSC (@LastQuake) September 24, 2019
Pictures coming out on social media show damage after an earthquake.
Ya Allah Khair, received these deadly pictures of #earthquake.
— Fahad Malik (@Fahad4014) September 24, 2019
Stay safe everyone. Prayers! pic.twitter.com/Gc6G4HLRSm
It is reported that New Delhi was also hit with seismic waves.
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
#BREAKING#earthquake #Allah hu akbar.I hope everyone is safe specially in #Mirpur #AzadKashmir#Earthquake #Islamabad #Pakistan #Lahore #Sialkot pic.twitter.com/Aez3F3BFLD
— Malik Ali Raza 🇵🇰 (@malik0oo) September 24, 2019
Last time in 2012 when earthquake jolted Kashmir region, thousands of people lost their lives.
