New Delhi: Minutes after strong tremors were felt in several parts of northern India, and neighbouring Pakistan on Tuesday night as a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region.
Several videos and pictures were shared on social media where people were seen rushing out of their homes.
Meanwhile, a video of a Pakistani anchor has gone viral on social media where he can be seen giving no reaction to the ongoing earthquake and continuing with his live program.
In the 31-second video, the TV screens and other equipment behind the anchor in the studio and newsroom can also be seen shaking vigorously.
? #LIVE #EARTHQUAKE #VISUALS: A local #Pakistani Pashto TV channel Mahshriq TV during the earthquake. Whole studio was shaking very badly at that time. The news anchor reported the earthquake live camera.
#Peshawar #Pakistan #PakWeather pic.twitter.com/THvbeZhU1A
— PakWeather.com (@Pak_Weather) March 21, 2023
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake #Peshawar and the guy anchor local tv Mashriq keeps on doing his job . Hope everyone is safe .
Praying for #Pakistan #earthquake #زلزله pic.twitter.com/Kzek56XS5w— Mehreen Afridi Official (@MehreenAfridPTI) March 21, 2023
Pashto TV channel Mahshriq TV during the earthquake. Bravo anchor continued his live program in the ongoing earthquake.
#earthquake #Peshawar pic.twitter.com/WC84PAdfZ6
— Inam Azal Afridi (@Azalafridi10) March 21, 2023
A local Pashto TV channel Mahshriq TV during the earthquake. Brave of the anchor to keep his calm. But shows the impact of the earthquake. #Peshawar #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/7h3FOxBvtF
— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) March 21, 2023
Masriq News Peshawar Pushto.
Live Footage of Massive Earthquake during bulletin.#earthquake #Peshawar pic.twitter.com/cR55O5hgOf— ZaraK Khan ?? (@WaleedZarak) March 21, 2023
According to the reports of Geo News, at least 9 people were killed and over 150 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the magnitude 6.8 jolted several parts of Pakistan on Tuesday night.
The earthquake tremors were felt in Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and other cities.
The Pakistan Meteorological Service said that the earthquake’s epicentre was in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region.
