JEHLUM: At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured after several houses were seriously damaged following an earthquake in Jhelum’s Pind Dadan Khan tehsil on Tuesday, the area administration said.
According to Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir Reza Ozgen, the earthquake was reported in the Jalalpur Sharif area of Jhelum’s Pind Dadan Khan tehsil.
Ozgen said around 10 houses had been seriously damaged in the earthquake and confirmed that at least one person had died in the incident.
According to a press release issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 7:06pm on Tuesday.
The quake had a depth of 12 kilometres, with its epicentre located 58 kilometres southwest of Jhelum at latitude 32.59 north and longitude 73.23 east, the release added.
“Police, rescue teams and the local administration are present at the site. Further search and assessment of the area are underway,” he said.
Residents said the earthquake was felt in Pind Dadan Khan’s Sagharpur, Daryala Jalip, Haranpur and Jaitypur areas. According to preliminary reports, Jalalpur Sharif and Pindi Saidpur were the worst-affected localities.
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