23 dead, 300 injured after earthquake strikes POK

23 dead, 300 injured after earthquake strikes POK

An earthquake, with an epicentre 173 kilometers from Lahore in Pakistan, jolted several parts of North India and Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. Heavy tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR region including Gurugram on Tuesday evening at around 04:30 pm. According to reports, tremors were also felt in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Kashmir as well as several towns in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Khyber Pakhtun region.According to the private earthquake monitoring agencies, the epicentre is somewhere in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. It has been measured at 5.8 on the Richter scale. So far, there have been no reports of damage or loss of life and property in any part of Jammu and Kashmir.