6.3 Quake In Pakistan, Tremors Felt In North India

(The scene is from Mirpur, PoK. Image by Geo News)

Earthquake tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region and across northern India on Tuesday afternoon after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit the India-Pakistan border region near Jammu and Kashmir. Several deaths and damages have been reported in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Massive 5.7 earthquake causes significant damage in Azad Kashmir. #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/UP6hgunKes

— Javeria Siddique (@javerias) September 24, 2019

The earthquake damaged houses and buildings in Mirpur, while several cars fell into the deep cracks on the roads. 

Really strong earthquake near Mirpur AK pic.twitter.com/k06e4p051Y

— Usman Majeed (@UBMajeed) September 24, 2019

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Pakistan-India border region at around 4:30 pm. 

Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on:24-09-2019, 16:31:58 IST, Lat:32.9 N & Long: 73.7 E, Depth: 40 Km, Region: Pakistan - India (J & K ) Border region pic.twitter.com/tH6RDjGuxD

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2019

The epicenter of the earthquake was reported to be in Pakistan. "European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 at Richter scale strikes 173 km North West of Lahore, Pakistan," ANI reported. 

European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 at Richter scale strikes 173 km North West of Lahore, Pakistan. https://t.co/tKPY2lK3dk

— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2019

Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar, along with other cities.