Islamabad:
A magnitude-6 earthquake struck northern Pakistan on Sunday, authorities said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Mohammad Shahid, an official of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, said people felt the quake in Peshawar and Islamabad. He said its epicenter was in the Hindu Kush Mountains on the country's border with Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
The US Geological Survey described the temblor as a magnitude-5.1 quake that struck in Afghanistan, some 280 kilometers (170 miles) northeast of the capital, Kabul. Such conflicting data is common immediately after an earthquake.
Pakistan and the region, along an active continental plate boundary, are often hit by earthquakes. In September 2013, a magnitude-7.7 quake struck Pakistan's Baluchistan province, killing at least 376 people.
Mohammad Shahid, an official of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, said people felt the quake in Peshawar and Islamabad. He said its epicenter was in the Hindu Kush Mountains on the country's border with Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
The US Geological Survey described the temblor as a magnitude-5.1 quake that struck in Afghanistan, some 280 kilometers (170 miles) northeast of the capital, Kabul. Such conflicting data is common immediately after an earthquake.
Pakistan and the region, along an active continental plate boundary, are often hit by earthquakes. In September 2013, a magnitude-7.7 quake struck Pakistan's Baluchistan province, killing at least 376 people.
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