Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

 October 19, 2020: A light earthquake of magnitude 4.2 has been recorded near Mirpur, Azad Kashmir at 01:05 am. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the earthquake's epicenter was located 8 Km North of Mirpur, AJK. The earthquake occurred at 16 km depth. The tremor was felt by the people of Mirpur and as far as Jhelum. A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.6 in Azad Kashmir in September last year claimed lives of 40 people.

Update 09:15 UTC Magnitude 4.4 light earthquake has been recorded in the area. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicenter of the earthquake was near Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan border. The earthquake occurred at a greater depth of 176 km. This is the reason the tremor was felt in the wider areas.  Main Post March 28, 2020: We have received earthquake felt report from Rawalpindi and Islamabad areas of Pakistan today. We are working to get details of this earthquake. If you felt any earthquake tremor in these areas of Pakistan, kindly share your experiences in the comment section below.

March 9, 2020: Heavy rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorm have claimed lives of at least 27 people and injured 56 others across across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan . The government has declared a week-long Extreme Weather Emergency . Mardan district is worst affected by the recent weather disaster claiming lives of six people including four children. Other fatalities are from Swat district,Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda. On other hand, Shangla district received heavy snowfall, causing road closures for the first time in the month of March.

January 16, 2020: At least 77 people have been killed and 94 others have been injured due to recent avalanches in northeast Pakistan. The avalanches were triggered by heavy snowfall in the Neelum Valley, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan also tweeted, “The severe snowfalls and landslides in AJK have caused misery & deaths." Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 15, 2020