- Tremors were felt over Quetta, Ziarat and nearby areas.
- The NSMC says the earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 kilometers.
- No injuries or damage were reported after the earthquake.
QUETTA: An earthquake of magnitude 4 struck Quetta, Ziarat and surrounding areas of Balochistan on Saturday, the National Seismic Monitoring Center (NSMC) said.
The NSMC, which operates under the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), said the epicenter of the earthquake was located 37 kilometers northeast of Quetta.
The quake measured a magnitude of 4 and occurred at a depth of 15 kilometers, the seismological center added.
No injuries or damage were reported immediately after the earthquake.
Last month, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Punjab.
The seismological center had said the earthquake occurred in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range at a depth of 215 kilometers.
The tremors were felt in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, Swat, Buner, Hangu, Shangla, Kohat, Mohmand, Charsadda, Swabi, Mansehra and Abbottabad, as well as parts of Punjab, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. No injuries were reported.
Pakistan is prone to earthquakes due to its location along the border of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, where seismic activity is frequent. The country has experienced several devastating earthquakes in recent decades.
