A 4.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked areas of pakistan on monday is a major development amid the tensions between india and Pakistan.
According to the director of the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake's epicenter was near a well-known faultline in the state of Punjab. Following the earthquake, several media outlets began claiming that pakistan had carried out a nuclear test. Here's the whole truth, though. According to O P Mishra, director of the NCS, the earthquake struck the punjab province of pakistan around 1:26 PM IST close to Pir Jongal.
As the third earthquake to strike pakistan in three days, Monday's quake sparked social media rumors of "unusual activity" in the neighboring nation, which was at war with India.
Epicenter of Earthquake
According to Mishra, the Main Central Thrust, a geological faultline that is prone to seismic activity, was near the earthquake's epicenter. On May 10, pakistan had two consecutive earthquakes: a 4.7-magnitude one in the morning and a 4.0-magnitude one in the afternoon.
The NCS chief denied reports that pakistan may have carried out conducting nuclear tests.
"The hallmark of nuclear explosions is unique. A nuclear explosion has a defined tertiary phase, whereas a normal earthquake has two phases. This results from surface reverberation after a nuclear explosion. This is clearly detectable by seismographs," Mishra told PTI.
According to seasoned seismologist A K Shukla, seismographs capture nuclear explosions in a different way.
According to the director of the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake's epicenter was near a well-known faultline in the state of Punjab. Following the earthquake, several media outlets began claiming that pakistan had carried out a nuclear test. Here's the whole truth, though. According to O P Mishra, director of the NCS, the earthquake struck the punjab province of pakistan around 1:26 PM IST close to Pir Jongal.
As the third earthquake to strike pakistan in three days, Monday's quake sparked social media rumors of "unusual activity" in the neighboring nation, which was at war with India.
Epicenter of Earthquake
According to Mishra, the Main Central Thrust, a geological faultline that is prone to seismic activity, was near the earthquake's epicenter. On May 10, pakistan had two consecutive earthquakes: a 4.7-magnitude one in the morning and a 4.0-magnitude one in the afternoon.
The NCS chief denied reports that pakistan may have carried out conducting nuclear tests.
"The hallmark of nuclear explosions is unique. A nuclear explosion has a defined tertiary phase, whereas a normal earthquake has two phases. This results from surface reverberation after a nuclear explosion. This is clearly detectable by seismographs," Mishra told PTI.
According to seasoned seismologist A K Shukla, seismographs capture nuclear explosions in a different way.
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