Earthquake Shakes Pakistan and Afghanistan

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

A powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake rattled Pakistan and Afghanistan, centered in the volatile Hindu Kush region, with tremors felt from Islamabad to Punjab and even Pakistan-administered Kashmir—yet miraculously, no injuries or major damage reported. Emergency crews were mobilized, but initial assessments came back clear. This area, already prone to seismic shocks due to its location on an active fault line, remembers devastating quakes like the 2005 7.6-magnitude disaster. The tremor serves as a sobering reminder: for people here, the earth’s restless power is a daily reality. Support the…