Business Recorder - News https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:49:27 +0500 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:49:27 +0500 60 Small earthquake jolts KP https://www.brecorder.com/news/6654/small-earthquake-jolts-kp <p><img style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;" alt=" " src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/pics2011/mar/KP_earthquake_400.jpg" width="400" height="601" />KARACHI: A light earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolted northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties, an official said.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">The quake struck at 4:32 pm (1132 GMT) with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush mountain range, chief meteorologist Mohammad Riaz told AFP.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Tremors were felt in several cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its capital, Peshawar, he said.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">The small quake hit a few hours after a devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday and triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific ocean.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</b></i></center></p> KARACHI: A light earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolted northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties, an official said.

The quake struck at 4:32 pm (1132 GMT) with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush mountain range, chief meteorologist Mohammad Riaz told AFP.

Tremors were felt in several cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its capital, Peshawar, he said.

The small quake hit a few hours after a devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday and triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific ocean.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

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