5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Pakistan
The quake hit 60 km northwest of Rawalpindi at a depth of 12 km
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A 5.5-magnitude earthquake, per Pakistan's NSMC, shook areas near Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 pm.
The epicenter was 60 km northwest of Rawalpindi, at a shallow 12 km depth. The USGS and EMSC reported a slightly weaker 5.0 magnitude at a deeper 39 km.
Tremors were also felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Earlier, a 4.3-magnitude quake hit the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.
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