4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan's Islamabad

Earthquake hits Islamabad: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Islamabad, Pakistan today. "An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Islamabad, Pakistan at 1:24 pm today," the National Center for Seismology said.

Earthquake hits Islamabad

The epicentre of the calamity has been identified at 37 km from Islamabad, while the depth has been reported at 10 Kilometres. But, as per the Pakistani media reports, the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Ritcher scale jolted Islamabad. 

It occurred around 12:54 pm and had a longitude of 69.65 East and a latitude of 38.65 North, the report said. Its epicentre was somewhere in Tajikistan and depth was 150km, Pakistan Meteorological Department said.

What causes earthquake?

Know that there are 7 plates in the earth while it continues to orbit around the sun. There are some places where these plates collide more. This zone is called fault line. Due to the repeated collision of the plates, their corners get twisted. After this more pressure builds up and the plates start breaking. Then the energy below starts looking for a way out. Earthquake occurs due to this disturbance.

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