Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolts Pakistan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 jolted 303km NNW of Pakistan's Islamabad on Monday, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).

According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 01:15:01 IST today.

The epicenter, with a depth of 120km was determined to be at 36.17 degrees north latitude and 71.68 degrees east longitude.


No casualties have been reported so far. No damages have been detected as of now.

On Saturday, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook a small agricultural county in South Korea's central region, but officials said there were no reports of injuries or major damage.

South Korea's weather agency said the small earthquake in the town of Goesan was still the strongest of the 61 quakes that have occurred in the country this year.

At least 11 homes were damaged, including broken roofs and windows and fractured walls.

No one was hurt or forced to evacuate as of Saturday evening, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.


(With inputs from agencies)