Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Earthquake on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred on Sunday evening and was felt in several provinces of Afghanistan and Pakistan, local media report. The magnitude was confirmed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). According to the Afghan TV channel TOLOnews, the tremors were felt in the Afghan capital Kabul, in Nangarhar province and in a number of neighboring provinces. No casualties or damage were reported in Afghanistan immediately after the event. The Pakistani channel Geo News reported that the tremors were felt in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in the northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan. The event affected a densely populated border region where even moderate tremors are felt across several administrative units at once; at the time of publication, none of the outlets had reported any injuries, and the final assessment of the consequences remains unknown.